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Fanciers fight to save Grade II listed pigeon loft...
Author: RWSTitle: Fanciers fight to save Grade II listed pigeon loft
Date: 2007-12-15 18:10:54Uploaded by: Webmaster

One north east (England) pigeon loft hit the headlines in 1998 when English Heritage gave it Grade II listed status. Now the original dispute, the owner of the land that the allotments stand wished to develop the site and evict the residents, has resurfaced.

The effect in 1998 of English Heritage stepping in and listing the pigeon loft earned the residents of the site a 10 year stay of execution. That runs out on 1st January 2008, and the fanciers intend on taking every step to once again secure their livelihood.

Local MP Fraser Kemp has raised the issue in the House of Commons, added;

'Only the Secretary of State can de-list the loft and the land doesn't even have planning permission. It just doesn't make any sense.'

Links
The original 1998 article
BBC: 'Parliament hears pigeon loft row'
Local Press: 'Pigeon fanciers will man the barricades'



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