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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"'>Did anyone else see
the Grand Designs programme on More 4? A couple had bought a derelict castle in
<st1:place w:st="on">North Yorkshire</st1:place> – when I say derelict,
it made restoring Fountains look like a breeze. Because it was a listed
monument, our friends English Heritage were involved and listed monument
permission was required to do anything to it. Mr Halsey (I think) was
interviewed about the scheme and came across with the message of rather not
doing anything than trying to preserve it even though it was falling down and
the purchasers were saving it from complete ruin. It took them 4 months to give
permission, during which time, because the site had been cleared up a bit,
there was further collapse. This according to EH was a substantial change to
the fabric and the planning application had to be redone from scratch!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"'>Also, EH insisted
that an archaeologist was employed in case anything was turned up in excavating
the grounds; that cost £20K with no hint of financial assistance from EH. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"'>The local EH
officer was very good, although they dreaded his visits in case he made them
redo anything and he had to inspect after each phase which caused delays.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"'>The end result was
well worth their effort, but I sympathised with their struggles. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Baskerville Old Face"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"'>Knowing the way
that these programs get repeated I expect it will be on again and recommend you
watch it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Andrew </span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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