{"id":648,"date":"2012-08-29T08:18:48","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T07:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/?p=648"},"modified":"2023-08-24T16:05:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T15:05:20","slug":"local-review-body-visit-the-abbey-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/local-review-body-visit-the-abbey-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Review Body visit the Abbey Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consultees and Interested Parties have been invited to a site visit, which will take place this afternoon, Wednesday 29 August at 2.30pm. \u00a0Previously on Abbeylands I wrote about the vagaries of the\u00a0Planning Application No 11\/00704\/P (Derelict Church Converted to a 5 Bedroom House and Walled Garden at Abbey Church, Dunbar). The proposal was knocked back and Listed Building Consent was refused. The applicant, a local man and associate of Richard Murphy Architects &#8211; the prestigious Edinburgh Firm &#8211; Grahame Armett submitted an appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Local Review Body and the Planning Adviser will carry out the site visit to become familiar with all the physical aspects of the site and the surrounding area.<\/p>\n<p>We have been asked to note that, although we can point out to the Members of the Local Review Body the features of the site that relate to the application, that they will be unable to enter into a discussion on the merits of the case or accept any additional evidence.\u00a0Nor does it give any right to enter property or land without permission.<\/p>\n<p>The Local Review Body meeting is tomorrow, Thursday 30 August at 2pm in Haddington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consultees and Interested Parties have been invited to a site visit, which will take place this afternoon, Wednesday 29 August at 2.30pm. \u00a0Previously on Abbeylands I wrote about the vagaries of the\u00a0Planning Application No 11\/00704\/P (Derelict Church Converted to a 5 Bedroom House and Walled Garden at Abbey Church, Dunbar). The proposal was knocked back &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/local-review-body-visit-the-abbey-church\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Local Review Body visit the Abbey Church<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abbey-church"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1811,"url":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/my-beautiful-backyard\/","url_meta":{"origin":648,"position":0},"title":"A beautiful yard?","author":"templar","date":"April 18, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Those of you that have been paying attention will know about the progressive decline of the Abbey Church in Dunbar and the extended planning shenanigans, which ended up in a failed appeal to establish an audacious 5 bed modern home inside the shell of the B listed church. Graham Armet,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Abbey Church&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Abbey Church","link":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/topics\/abbey-church\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/files\/2014\/04\/abbey_0004_Layer-12.png?fit=801%2C598&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/files\/2014\/04\/abbey_0004_Layer-12.png?fit=801%2C598&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/files\/2014\/04\/abbey_0004_Layer-12.png?fit=801%2C598&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/files\/2014\/04\/abbey_0004_Layer-12.png?fit=801%2C598&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2637,"url":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/the-decline-and-fall\/","url_meta":{"origin":648,"position":1},"title":"The decline and fall","author":"@ourlocality","date":"August 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"A potted history of the Abbey Church courtesy of Buildings at Risk December 1994: The church is no longer in ecclesiastical use, although roof repairs have been carried out recently as the building continues to be used for temporary non-ecclesiastical uses. September 1995: The church appears for sale. 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Not much you'd think. Bedlam\u00a0is home to a thriving theatre company and is the oldest fully student-run theatre in Britain. It has a\u00a090 seat theatre and the Fat Cat Caf\u00e9 are open for performances\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Abbey Church&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Abbey Church","link":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/topics\/abbey-church\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/files\/2012\/06\/Abbey-Church-Front-Rear-Elevations-Before.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":473,"url":"https:\/\/ourlocality.org\/abbeylands\/dunbars-lost-history-in-the-making-abbey-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":648,"position":3},"title":"Dunbar&#8217;s lost history in the making: Abbey Church","author":"templar","date":"June 22, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Previously on Abbeylands I wrote about the plans for the Abbey Church to be converted into a 5 bedroom, 3 story home. Listed Building Consent was refused earlier this year. At exactly the time I was writing, the architect Grahame Armet submitted an appeal (3 June 2012). 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