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The DCMS may have recently upheld their decision to not grant listed building status on the Odeon following further advice from English Heritage, but the smug grins of Yorkshire Forward and Langtree Artisan were surely wiped off their faces when the views within a letter from Trevor Mitchell of English Heritage (submitted to the Bradford Planning Office) was published in the Telegraph & Argus today.
The letter not only objects to the complete demolition of the Odeon, but also opposes the planning application for New Victoria Place on the grounds that the scheme would "damage the conservation area"!!!
So, in a week when Jan Anderson (YF) and Glyn Turner (LA) had earlier publicly rejoiced in the decision not to list the Odeon, how wonderful it was to learn that Trevor Mitchell of English Heritage had told the Telegraph & Argus: “It has been our view that, although it’s a good building, it does not reach the national standards of special architectural or historical interest to warrant it being listed. However, that doesn’t mean it’s a worthless building with no value at all. It has local value as a landmark on the skyline and a community value in that many thousands of people used it when it was open.”
Anyway, the English Heritage letter is available to read on the Bradford Planning Office website which also containing all of the documents and objection letters relating to both planning applications but here's a direct link so you can read Trevor Mitchell's letter in full for yourself: www.planninginbradford.com/WAM/doc/Consultation%20Responses-857203.pdf
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