Town Centre Changes

Stevie R said:
Anyone notice in this weeks Observer (page 6-no link available)
Plans submitted for change of use 28 Warner St to 2 one bedroom flats?
Applicant Mr(J) Easton.

Come on Accywebbers you know the landlord,that`s got to to be a plus,
get your names down,you are even in the right demograph:rolleyes:
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Give over Stevie R ;)
The conspiracy merchants on here will go into overdrive AND it says Joseph Easton is the applicant !! there must be a whole tribe of Eastons looking to take over the town.
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Surely no link there then.......

Happy to discuss it on here, and actually for once it fits with the town centre changes title of the thread.

So there are 2 buildings here 26 (a shop fronted premises on the right) and 28 which is not a shopfront but a large glazed window that you can't see through - the left building.

26 will stay as is - it was zoned for office use, and doesn't require any change to be used as a shop. This building will complete around end August.

28 is more of a problem in terms of what to do with it. It is currently designated as Office - and downstairs it could stay as office. I don't think there's much demand for office on Warner Street and actually I don't think historically office should have been approved for what is clearly a shopping street. In terms of making this a shop, that wont work for 28. Obviously it was a house back in 1820 when built and it retains it's heavy central supporting wall between splitting the front from back of the ground floor. That's not easy to remove, and also there is no shop frontage - just the hideous window that you can see.

The upstairs of 28 can and should be a 1 bedroom flat. I don't need planning permission for change of use to that, thanks to the governments sensible rules on converting commercial to residential above ground floor level. So that will be a 1 bed.

The downstairs will also be a 1 bed, if passed, and an office if not. As it can't be a shop, I think residential is better than office because office may not rent so easily.

I know from many discussions here that there's a shortage of 1 bed flats in the town - well here's 2 that I'm looking to create. They'll be in brand new condition when done. To save some typing about how I'm here only to take advantage of the townsfolk, I would point out that I plan to let these 1 bed flats at 350 pounds a month. If you look at rightmove you'll find that's the absolute cheapest accommodation anywhere in the town. These though will be finished to brand new standard and so cannot be compared with others.

To DP's point - Joe is my father, who worked for 52 years in the building trade for Robert McAlpine and knows way more than I will ever know about buildings. I have been living in Singapore so he's better placed than I as the person on the ground to deal with builders/tradesman/councilors/regulators and all the people that need to be involved in such a project.

If possible lets debate the buildings and their use (historical and future) rather sidetracking to attempt to attack me.
 
GEaston said:
Surely no link there then.......

Happy to discuss it on here, and actually for once it fits with the town centre changes title of the thread.

To DP's point - Joe is my father, who worked for 52 years in the building trade for Robert McAlpine and knows way more than I will ever know about buildings. I have been living in Singapore so he's better placed than I as the person on the ground to deal with builders/tradesman/councilors/regulators and all the people that need to be involved in such a project.

If possible lets debate the buildings and their use (historical and future) rather sidetracking to attempt to attack me.
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That'll do for me Mr E :D
 
Don't believe everything you read DP. Only about 2 in 10 quotes in that article are accurate. Most of it is a work of fiction.
 
Nice to read the article in the Observer Mr Easton Glad to read that someone has faith in Accrington town centre and is investing their money into it.
 
Atarah said:
Nice to read the article in the Observer Mr Easton Glad to read that someone has faith in Accrington town centre and is investing their money into it.
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Pardon me whilst I go for the bucket, he's doing it because he can make a profit, not because he loves Accrington.
Whilst I have no objection at all to him investing and making that profit, I do object to the idea he should be either thanked or be idolised as if he is a benefactor, he's buying property around here because it's cheap.

Good luck to him, I hope he makes his money, but don't expect him to move to the district because he won't he can't afford to improve it that much.
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Well, to be honest. the Observer made him sound like the saviour of Accrington, and while I appreciate that he is doing what he can with renovating a few buildings.....he is doing it for purely finacial reasons...there is no philanthropy in it....and it needs a lot more that what Mr Easton can do to save the town.
I think that is being purely realistic Atarah...rather than critical.
 
Atarah said:
What I cant understand Less, is WHY you criticise someone you dont even know?
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You should read his posts, the scum of the Earth is higher in his opinion than anyone that dares to question his motives.
By the way reading between the lines even though he came close to saying it, he would bring in euthanasia for the scum of the Earth!
 
Less said:
Pardon me whilst I go for the bucket, he's doing it because he can make a profit, not because he loves Accrington.
Whilst I have no objection at all to him investing and making that profit, I do object to the idea he should be either thanked or be idolised as if he is a benefactor, he's buying property around here because it's cheap.

Good luck to him, I hope he makes his money, but don't expect him to move to the district because he won't he can't afford to improve it that much.
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#842 refers Less.... let's can the idolatry bit, his motivations are his business and yeah to your "Good Luck to Him"
AND there are beneficiaries to his investments in the town.

Who was it sang "Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative" ?
 
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But, do we EVER believe what the reporters from the Observer say? So often is it NOT what the person interviewed has actually said!
 
DtheP47 said:
#842 refers Less.... let's can the idolatry bit, his motivations are his business and yeah to your "Good Luck to Him"
AND there are beneficiaries to his investments in the town.

Who was it sang "Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative" ?
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You can, can whatever you want, I don't like the guy because HE came on site with an attitude of all praise me for what I'm doing.
If I have to repeat it I will, he is investing & hoping to make a profit, I wish him well, hopefully his investment will pay him dividends, but Tesco, Asda, and various other businesses invest in the town without expecting a tug of the forelock.
What happens if he goes tits up like that guy that bought a farm then stopped public access?
Will he still try to be gaining publicity or will he quietly sell off his investments and move on?
Of course he will, his loyalty is to the bottom line not to our town.
 
Atarah said:
But, do we EVER believe what the reporters from the Observer say? So often is it NOT what the person interviewed has actually said!
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That he mentioned earlier, he has been invited to tell us the truth and the fiction.
 
Think so, even when reported for misdemeanours he was referred to as a businessman rather than a failed businessman.

I asked in another thread when someone no longer trading but committing a crime stops being a 'businessman' and becomes as bad as the worst described in the papers.
 
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