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Topic ID 3415
22/02/2008 by leemarb
a square white spaceship has landed
i know its been getting bigger by the week, but not untill an evening this week, traveling along ware road towards gallows hill mini roundabout turnoff, this vision of whiteness hit me between my eyes, full marks to the planners who pushed that one though if only the spacemen who landed this building, could whisk it away, and replace it with the original, kingsmead, whoops, im foregetting, bet not many people remember, or are old enough to remember that nice building. regards leemarb
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Reply ID 49504
23/02/2008 by btj
thing is that building is only used during the day. would understand if it was live in shelter.
Reply ID 49513
24/02/2008 by Marilyn
I feel the same way, it hit me between the eyes similarly rcently and I too remeber the old workhouse / school building complete with a clock, now that had some character.
I know we have to move with the times but and some modern buildings are graet but I can't really see any merits in that one at all at the moment.
Reply ID 49514
24/02/2008 by Steve
As I recall this didn't go through the usual planning system.
Most planning applications are submitted to and decided on by the District Council. However, in this instance the planning application was submitted by Hertfordshire County Council AND approved by Hertfordshire County Council, having deemed the application a "county matter".
The plan was approved by the County Council's Development Control Committee on 31st January 2006. East Herts District Council made no objections to the building, neither did Hertford Civic Society. Objections were raised by the Town Council and the local County Councillor, Sally Newton. Only one member of the public submitted a written objection, and that was on the grounds of the proposals' detrimental effect on local wildlife.
Reply ID 49515
24/02/2008 by leemarb
it stinks, who did they go to for design, LEGOLAND, now that its built, i wonder if the archite--- no desig-- or whoever would have the nerve to put their NAME TO IT i was going to add " THINK I WILL " infant school competition, but then thought that even 4 and 5 year olds would HAVE come up with something a little nicer,
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