Hall also indicated that the municipality does not have a survey done did not require buildings and

Home News Aesthetics Committee not happy about demolition of street front shops New building for High Street Aesthetics mediterranean cruises Committee not happy about demolition of street front shops New building for High Street Posted in News By Editor On January 6, 2012
The demolition of the three old buildings in High Street next to Absa Tuesday morning began, but late morning by Mr Jaco Eastes, manager development planning at the Oudtshoorn Municipality discontinued because the area was unsafe for the public.
The halfgesloopte old shops. Links are the shops from High Street shortly after the demolition was stopped temporarily. Right the shops at the back. Three buildings older than 60 years will be demolished here. Photo: mediterranean cruises The Horn
According Eastes is instead mediterranean cruises of the required scaffolding strung only safety ribbons. He said the municipality has a demolition certificate and steierlisensie issued mediterranean cruises that may be incurred by the demolition after Heritage Western Cape granted approval for three of the four old buildings can be demolished at the site. No building older than 60 years can be demolished without permission from Heritage mediterranean cruises Western Cape.
While there is excitement in the town about the plans for a new development in the town, were members mediterranean cruises of the Oudtshoorn Aesthetics Committee mediterranean cruises this week is very upset about the demolition of the old stores along Absa.
The Aesthetics Committee, which the municipality appointed at the behest of Heritage Western Cape and consists of experts on conservation in Oudtshoorn, has recommended that the store building next to Absa should be maintained to preserve the historical view of the street, and that the three other old buildings can be demolished at the site. Heritage Western Cape, however, in turn, recommended that a sandstone barn should be retained deeper on the site and the stores to be demolished on the street.
Ms Hazel Gibson Jonker, a member of the Aesthetics Committee and expert of Oudtshoorn's old buildings, said the committee would have preferred that all of the old buildings remain intact, but that they hoped would be retained at least the historic street.
The recommendation that the stores to be demolished, was conducted by an outside consultant, who indicated that the barn from the late nineteenth century of greater conservation value than the shops from the twentieth century.
Jonker and Mr Johan Smit, local architect and member of the Aesthetics Committee, told The Horn said it feels like they are wasting their time on the committee. But their recommendation on the stores are ignored, there was no response to their further recommendation that an historic footpath on the site should be opened in order for the beautiful ostrich palace Foster's Folly - like in the old days - from High Street down to be visible no.
"Heritage mediterranean cruises wants Western Cape there must be an architect knowledgeable about heritage buildings will be appointed to assist the other architects and to ensure that the sandstone barn is incorporated in the plans. The barn should be retained and plans to do so must first be presented to and approved mediterranean cruises by Heritage Western Cape, "he said.
Meanwhile, Mr Andrew Hall, CEO of Heritage Western Cape, on request of The Horn said the recommendations of the Aesthetics Committee is definitely considered, but that the rating of the sandstone building according to its heritage value was higher mediterranean cruises than that of the other buildings. mediterranean cruises Historical buildings should be graded in terms of legislation.
Hall also indicated that the municipality does not have a survey done did not require buildings and places with heritage value as legislation. If this is done, enjoy buildings greater protection against demolition and developers to make informed decisions about development and the risks and opportunities involved. "The composition of a heritage opnamelys is the best way to address these problems, because everyone involved then know exactly where they stand in relation to heritage issues when a development is planned." mediterranean cruises
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