There's a lot of people who really like this building and want it saved, the only reason it's being demolished is so the owner doesn't have to spend anything on maintaining it ahead of something happening with it, he's absolutely no plans to replace it with anything else. Too many significant buildings have been demolished in this city already, it's ridiculous to get rid of another one for no good reason.
I worked in that building for 20 years, if it is just turned to rubble it will feel like part of my life went with it.
angus young @angus_young61 Both applications to demolish the Lord Line and pump house buildings have been unanimously rejected #LordLine Akrill didn't even bother to show up to fight his corner.
He doesn't tend to fund developments himself, he either buys cheap properties/gets options to develop empty properties, then goes out and tries to find someone who wants to redevelop/build something on the site. He managed to get the BBC on board with his Queens Gardens development, but he's not done a fat lot else. Even when he got Radisson Blu on board with the Clarence Mills site, he managed to fall out with everyone and not break ground before his planning permission expired. The Lord Line site is a messy one, I believe there's actually three different owners of the site, Akrill owns the Lord Line and and Pump House at one end, but someone else owns the opposite end and the side of the dock and I think someone else owns the strip next door to Mr Chu's (the bloke who owns the side and the opposite end has a reputation as poor as Akrill's). Ideally, it would be bought by the council and used as the site for the new cruise terminal, but they don't seem keen on having it there. Aside from the water depth issues and the need for a longer jetty etc, the council seem to think it's too far out and people won't come into the city from there.
David Harrison @DaveHarrisonBBC The decision to reject the demolition application had cross-party support. @CllrFareham & @SummoTCB say they're "surprised & appalled that the owner didn't bother to turn up to the meeting".
Thanks for the summary, so any idea what happens next? It's been rejected and it seems like he's just stalling for time. They seem annoyed with him. How simple is it to do a compulsory purchase order?
I suspect it would be fairly easy to compulsory purchase the buildings, I think the council are still chasing for money for the emergency repairs they made to make the site safe, though I've no idea about how easy it would be to buy the other land. I get the impression there's not much appetite from the council to take it over, not unless they've got a specific use for it, they don't want the headache.
I believe it's the owner who has Swanbridge Vets that owns the other part. P.S. Opps, posted it too late.
It’s possible, but not particularly easy or quick I can’t see anything happening particularly soon, which is a shame
Legal action against Lord Line building owners to re-start as demolition plan rejected http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/legal-action-against-lord-line-887196
