The council's failure to support its own conservation policies has led to a heritage crisis in Birmingham, claim critics.
The historic fabric of some areas is now 'in crisis' as the authority has been forced to scrap several conservation areas because it cannot enforce regulations within them anymore.
A further six areas are also deemed to be "at risk" as buildings are modified or left to fall into disrepair, a report to the council's Conservation and Heritage Panel has revealed.
The three century-old conservation areas affected are the Ideal Village in Bordesley Green, the Austin Village in Longbridge, and the Hagley Road/Barnsley Road area in Edgbaston.
Two of them have already seen serious downgrading in the last decade, with so many residents in the Ideal Village installing UPVC windows that a rule demanding timber frames had to be scrapped.
thanks for that link ell...to those of us who go around with our cameras and witness first hand our heritage buildings falling further into disrepair this story comes as no surprise what so ever..for years now i for one have been banging on about the lack of support from bcc to protect and save them...they did not care in the 50s never learnt any lessons by the 70s and most certainly could not give a dam now...
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Moseley School of Art is an Arts & Crafts style Grade II* listed building, designed by WH Bidlake. It was the first purpose built branch school of art in Birmingham, and became one of the leading art schools of the time.
The School was closed in 1981 and suffered a period of decay until the MMCA bought the building in 1984 from Birmingham City Council. Since that time, the building has funcitoned as a centre for community activities.
This remarkable building will be restored and renovated to improve and expand facilities that are accessible to all members of the community. The works will reveal and interpret the building's history from the past to the present day, and reconnect the building to it's heritage as a centre for creativity and inclusitivity. The project is due for completion in July 2018.