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Was the fact that they are rotting away in their present home and potentially at risk from severe vandalism put forward in the proposal, not to mention they are unusable in their present state.<BR>
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<B>On Thu Oct 15 15:42 , 'John H Allen' <JOHN@3RNJWkYMx0OUMiqx7GHxOqRxc4rO_iZYW3nYuQP3AUT-1pLS1I3EdPK3SWhsPLQz6XP5_eZ3j0NAmg.yahoo.invalid>sent:<BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1)<SPAN style="FONT: 8pt Times New Roman" Roman?;? New Times> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The set of 10 bells are important artefacts of the listed church and form an integral part of its special character. The applicant has supplied no over-riding reason, special merit or significant justification why the bells should be removed from their setting and present location at this time. Removal of the bells would be contrary to policy NC18 of the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Structure Plan 1996 - 2011 and to advice in PPG15 Planning and the Historic Environment.<O></O></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <ST1>bellhistorians@<WBR>yahoogroups.<WBR>com</ST1> [mailto:<ST1>bellhistorians@<WBR>yahoogroups.<WBR>com</ST1>] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Richard Offen<BR>
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday 15 October 2009 01:36<BR>
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <ST1>bellhistorians@<WBR>yahoogroups.<WBR>com</ST1><BR>
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [<ST1>Bell</ST1> Historians] Hanley Stoke on <ST1><ST1>Trent</ST1></ST1></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US><O></O></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On what grounds was the refusal made?<BR>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Thu Oct 15 6:17 , Robert Lewis <EDITOR>sent:</SPAN></B><O></O></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">At 22:38 14/10/2009, John wrote:<BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Earlier today, Stoke on Trent City Council refused Listed Building Consent to remove the 10 G & J bells as the first step towards a transfer to Stone Staffs.<O></O></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
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That is an unfortunate set-back. What is the plan now?<BR>
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