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Originally Posted by park381
I accept your point linsay, but this programme was not just about HBC it was a nationwide thing showing the plight of the many thousands of families who's home are due for demolition at the govs instruction, regeneration they call it, I call it destroying local communities, communities that have been in existance for many years. The programme producers deserve a medal for highlighting the problem on national TV. All it needs is designers with a little flair, the houses no matter how long they have been empty, could be upgraded to meet all current regulations etc, at a portion of the cost of demolition and rebuild. Thus saving the gov, and us tax payers a vast sum of money
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A high profile example of this was in Nelson where heritage lawyers were brought in to defend residents and which they subsequently won and demolition was averted. Having said that anyone suggesting Lonsdale St should not be demolished would be chased out of town by the beleagured residents who have campaigned for demolition and Project Phoenix for years. Often CPO and demolition is cheaper given sell on values of large brownfield sites reducing the cost to the taxpayer. CABE are at the heart of the scheme under ODPM instructions to ensure quality designs and build and prevent past failures repeating themselves.