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Canon O'Donnell Centre

On 31 Jul 2011 at 11:10pm Onewhoknows wrote:

The long awaited planning committee meeting at which the future of this building will will be determined (as far as possible) take place on Weds 3rd August at pm. Council Chamber. County Hall. The officers are recommending refusal. The National Park Authority has a 3-day window to call the application in if the Committee votes against the officers.

On 1 Aug 2011 at 12:56am Fairmeadow wrote:

Not either useful or decorative in its present form is it?

On 1 Aug 2011 at 8:30am Taff04 wrote:

Would we want a 4 storey building there though ?

On 1 Aug 2011 at 9:39pm the old mayor wrote:

Yes If it had a Cinema, KFC, Mc D's, Laundrette, Next, M & S, A Primark for the single mums to name but a few. Probably just get more shelterd housing or warden assisted old folk homes.

On 3 Aug 2011 at 10:24am sashimi wrote:

Onewhoknows missed off the time of the planning meeting at County Hall today. It's 5pm.

On 3 Aug 2011 at 7:15pm onewhoknows wrote:

Yes, sorry about that sashimi - didn't mean to! Did you go. The members all voted in favour of the officers' report - in other words, the development plan was refused. It may go to appeal but the officers seemed to have very sound planning grounds for refusal.