The ongoing battle between the owner of the Kensington Lawns Club and Newport City Council has reached a new stage. The City Council has now issued a Repairs Notice under planning enforcement regulations requiring the owner to take action to make the building safe and to improve its condition as a matter of urgency.
Beechwood Liberal Democrat Councillors have welcomed the news that a repairs notice has been served on the owner of the Lawns Club in Kensington Place/Grove.
Commenting on the decision, Cllr David Hando said: "At long last, the owners have been ordered by the Council to repair and restore the neglected building. This is a statutory notice that work must be undertaken.If the work is not done, the Council have confirmed that they are at an advanced stage to proceed with a Compulsory Purchase Order on the building. This will mean ownership will be passed to another organisation/individual who will carry out the restoration of the building."
11, Kensington Grove is described as an Italianate villa. It is also a grade ll listed building that is at extreme risk due to neglect and decay. In recent years the condition of the building has deteriorated rapidly and despite Planning and Listed Building Consents having been granted for the conversion of the building to two dwellings the owners allowed the condition of the building to continue to decline. In 2007 an application for the demolition of 11 Kensington Place was refused and a subsequent appeal against this decision was dismissed by the Planning Inspectorate
REPAIRS NOTICE ISSUED ON LAWNS CLUB
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Well done, Newport Council; it's good to see a local authority using its statutory powers regarding a listed building. Such action may result in other owners realising that if a building is listed then they should appreciate that they are custodians rather than owners and have a duty regarding that building and the public.
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