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BBC News
12-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Opening date announced for £12.7m Leicester Cathedral extension
A new £12.7m heritage and learning centre at Leicester Cathedral will open in June, senior clergy have to extend the cathedral, where the remains of King Richard III are interred, began in 2021 and has now been Diocese of Leicester said the opening of the extension on Saturday 14 June would be a "significant milestone" for the place of new facility will include an exhibition space with curations about the history of the cathedral and the wider city and will include Roman and mediaeval artefacts. Dean of the cathedral, the Very Reverend Karen Rooms, said: "The opening of the heritage and learning centre is a transformative moment for Leicester Cathedral and prepares us for the next 100 years."This project has restored and renewed this ancient building and helps us to balance the needs of our services and worship, cultural tourists, school visits, community events, pilgrims and visitors."This new building expresses our commitment to be a cathedral for everyone." The diocese said it wanted the project to enable the building to "function as a 21st Century cultural space without compromising the sacred workings of a Church of England cathedral".The new centre, paid for through donations, fundraising and National Heritage Lottery Fund grants, will also include an educational space open to schools and community will also have modern toilet facilities for visitors and provide office space for cathedral opening ceremony and ribbon cutting has been planned for 11:00 BST on 14 June.
BBC News
24-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Renovation plans for listed Scarborough building rejected
Plans to renovate an historic Grade I listed building in Scarborough's popular South Bay have been proposals for the King Richard III bar and restaurant at 23-24 Sandside were blocked by North Yorkshire Council due to concerns they would harm the heritage building and the wider conservation installation of replacement timber windows and doors and the replacement of a section of lead roofing and render repairs had been proposed by the concluding that "the harm is classed as less than substantial", officers said the scheme could not be allowed to go ahead 'Historic interest' Nationally, only 2% of historic buildings are Grade I Listed, and others in the seaside town with the same status include Scarborough Castle and St Mary's Church on Castle to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, North Yorkshire Council's conservation officer said the proposed changes "fail to conserve the shopfront window and door, fanlight and awning, which are features of architectural and historic significance".The property had the "highest architectural and historic interest", they added."Great weight should be given to the asset's conservation and the more important the asset, the greater the weight should be," the officer said.A planning report stated: "Although the harm is classed as less than substantial, due to the importance of the heritage asset, the loss of historic fabric proposed is assessed to be at the highest end of the 'less-than-substantial' scale." 'No heritage benefit' In its application, the business said benefits of the proposed scheme included "enhanced security and energy efficiency for the cafe and bar, as well as local employment benefits during works".However, officers said that public benefits would need to outweigh the assessed harm and said they were doubtful about "whether these are genuine public benefits and not private benefits".They added that "no heritage benefit would result from the proposal".North Yorkshire Council rejected the application, saying the applicant "has not provided sufficient evidence to justify the loss of these features on the listed building when appropriate repairs are also a viable option"."Nor have they provided evidence to demonstrate that the public benefits of the proposal would outweigh the level of harm identified", the council said. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
