Help SAVE LONG ISLAND hotel - Rickmansworth's only hotel is in threat of being demolished to be replaced with 65 flats & yellow bricked townhouses. Help save this historic building (been in existence since prior to 1888) and valuable hotel for our community.
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Latest planning decisions from Three Rivers....
Just to confirm the details of the latest refusal of permission by Three Rivers District Council on the proposed demolition and redevelopment of Long Island Exchange.
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Thursday, 20 June 2013
Good News at Planning meeting tonight
20th June 2013
The revised application submitted to Three Rivers District Council to demolish the current building and build 65 dwellings on the Long Island site - was tonight again refused with no objections, by the Planning Committee. The refusal was proposed by Cllr Shaw, seconded by Cllr Mediratta, supported by Cllr Lloyd and Cllr Sansom.
At Cllr Sansom's request, the committee agreed that the Archaeological officer at Herts County Council will be consulted further about the their statement on the archaeological value of the site.
Following the vote by the committee to refuse the application, Cllr Shaw requested that the Conservation Officer at Three Rivers District Council be asked to review the recent decision to refuse to list this building. It was agreed by the committee that this be put to the conservation officer.
Local resident Peter Waters delivered a witty and succinct 3 minute speech against the application.
We have no doubt that this is not the end of this story... so please watch this space for more information.
The revised application submitted to Three Rivers District Council to demolish the current building and build 65 dwellings on the Long Island site - was tonight again refused with no objections, by the Planning Committee. The refusal was proposed by Cllr Shaw, seconded by Cllr Mediratta, supported by Cllr Lloyd and Cllr Sansom.
At Cllr Sansom's request, the committee agreed that the Archaeological officer at Herts County Council will be consulted further about the their statement on the archaeological value of the site.
Following the vote by the committee to refuse the application, Cllr Shaw requested that the Conservation Officer at Three Rivers District Council be asked to review the recent decision to refuse to list this building. It was agreed by the committee that this be put to the conservation officer.
Local resident Peter Waters delivered a witty and succinct 3 minute speech against the application.
We have no doubt that this is not the end of this story... so please watch this space for more information.
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Ready for tomorrow night?
Here is the agenda for the meeting of the Three Rivers District Council Planning Committee meeting tomorrow night - Three Rivers House, Northway - 7.30pm
http://www.threerivers.gov.uk/Default.aspx/Web/PlanningCommittee-20June2013
Hope you can be there to help defend another of our historic buildings scheduled for demolition and our only hotel.
http://www.threerivers.gov.uk/Default.aspx/Web/PlanningCommittee-20June2013
Hope you can be there to help defend another of our historic buildings scheduled for demolition and our only hotel.
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
New application to be presented to the Planning Committee
Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010
Application: Demolition of existing hotel and restaurant and construction of 65 residential units with associated accesses, basement parking and communal amenity space
Address: Long Island Exchange Victoria Close Rickmansworth
Application No: 13/0480/FUL
This application is due to be considered by the Council’s Planning Committee on 20 June 2013. The meeting, which will be open to the public, is due to commence at 7.30pm at Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, Herts. WD3 1RL
You can view the plans by visiting the Three Rivers Districts Council’s website and using the Planning Online facility at the following web address: http://www3.threerivers.gov.uk/online-applications/.
And... if you haven't written yet, you can still write, up until the time of the meeting.
Application: Demolition of existing hotel and restaurant and construction of 65 residential units with associated accesses, basement parking and communal amenity space
Address: Long Island Exchange Victoria Close Rickmansworth
Application No: 13/0480/FUL
This application is due to be considered by the Council’s Planning Committee on 20 June 2013. The meeting, which will be open to the public, is due to commence at 7.30pm at Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, Herts. WD3 1RL
You can view the plans by visiting the Three Rivers Districts Council’s website and using the Planning Online facility at the following web address: http://www3.threerivers.gov.uk/online-applications/.
And... if you haven't written yet, you can still write, up until the time of the meeting.
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Closing dates for comments
It is not clear from various documents the exact closing dates, however being that the 2nd application 13/0480/FUL, was only lodged in the Watford Observer on 12th April and the closing date mentioned in that as the 30th April, this is the date that we are now working to. We will double check... unless someone can confirm otherwise?
Refusal document for previous application
When writing your comments to Three Rivers we suggest that you use the reasons for refusing the first application as a basis for any further objections. In our opinion these reasons are still valid for the second application.
Sunday, 14 April 2013
Other historic properties saved from demolition
Not withstanding the fact that Rickmansworth needs a hotel and deserves a better offering than Greene King have given us in the last 25 years or so....
We cannot understand why the Victoria Hotel Building cannot be saved from demolition.
The Cross at Maple Cross was saved and sympathetically converted to residential houses..
And now this in the Watford Observer on 4th April 2013 where the Victorian Building that was Yorke Road School was saved from demolition by Three Rivers District Council....
We cannot understand why the Victoria Hotel Building cannot be saved from demolition.
The Cross at Maple Cross was saved and sympathetically converted to residential houses..
And now this in the Watford Observer on 4th April 2013 where the Victorian Building that was Yorke Road School was saved from demolition by Three Rivers District Council....
Thursday, 4 April 2013
2nd Planning Application Submitted...
The new planning application for flats on the site of the
Long Island Exchange has been submitted to TRDC. Comments must be in by
22 April 2013. Details can be found on the TRDC website, looking
for application No 13/0480/FUL.
Monday, 1 April 2013
The expected Plan B... full details. #savelongisland #Rickmansworth
For those who managed to get along to Watersmeet to see the first round of planning designs - you will already have received a copy of this brochure in the post. For those of you who didn't, here it is.
Following the rejection of the previous planning application, these renewed plans were expected.
You can view them here....
In Standard pdf.... Long Island Plan B
In flip format.... Long Island Plan B (flip)
We would encourage you to email & write to Framptons Planning and also get as many others to email/write as you can. enquiries@framptons-planning.com.
We need as many people as possible to write for this to be effective. Re-blog, facebook and re-tweet as much as you can. The local community's voice is probably the strongest weapon we have in the fight to keep our local hotel and one of the last remaining, historic community buildings in Rickmansworth.
From this:
Avoided this....
Saturday, 16 March 2013
The dreaded revised planning application has arrived!
More to follow - but as suspected a new application has been submitted - this time only 5 storeys high! In our opinion - it still looks hideous, and even the attempts to use yellow bricks on Nightingale Place so the buildings are sympathic with the surrounding victorian, red brick conservation area, doesn't cut the mustard - just looks like it!
Thursday, 27 December 2012
Application Refused - Good News
Application 12/1794/FUL for the 'demolition of existing hotel and restaurant and construction of 92 residential units comprising 87 apartments and 5 townhouses with associated accesses, parking spaces and communal amenity' was refused planning permission on 21 December 2012 under delegated powers. The full decision notice with reasons for refusal can be viewed via Planning Online http://www3.threerivers.gov.uk/online-applications/
This does not mean that the developers will not appeal... so we still need to keep our eyes on this. Suggestions for the next course of action...
1) Include the site in either the Town Centre conservation area or the Upper Nightingale Rd conservation area.
2) Appeal to Greene King to keep the site as a much needed hotel and amenity for the future economic health of the town.
We will keep you informed!
Happy New Year everyone....
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Planning Meeting
It appears that the application for demolition of Long Island is not on the agenda for the Three Rivers Planning Meeting on 13th December. We assume therefore that it will be on the agenda for the meeting planned for 24 January 2013. We will post the date as soon as known
With regard to actually writing to Three Rivers District Council, we understand that every letter up until the planning meeting has to be logged. So PLEASE KEEP WRITING! If you know someone who you think would like to write in, please encourage them to do so. We need as many letters to be sent as possible.
There is also a petition to sign at Riverside Pharmacy in Rickmansworth we would encourage you to sign - but letters work better and are logged individually!
Thanks for your continued support - you can also head on over to twitter and follow us there at @SaveLongIsland_
With regard to actually writing to Three Rivers District Council, we understand that every letter up until the planning meeting has to be logged. So PLEASE KEEP WRITING! If you know someone who you think would like to write in, please encourage them to do so. We need as many letters to be sent as possible.
There is also a petition to sign at Riverside Pharmacy in Rickmansworth we would encourage you to sign - but letters work better and are logged individually!
Thanks for your continued support - you can also head on over to twitter and follow us there at @SaveLongIsland_
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Newsnight
Very interesting discussion on Newsight tonight about '... ugly buildings' - will tweet Nick Boles MP Planning Minister (if he does)-think he may agree that the proposed site at #SaveLongIsland fits the bill! #Rickmansworth
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Keep Writing
We are reliably informed that all letter written up to the meeting of the planning committee are recorded...... so please keep writing!!
Friday, 23 November 2012
Online consultation now closed but....
If you live close enough you can still get your letter into the council.
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Friday, 16 November 2012
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