Quote Originally Posted by kat View Post
The point is the housing stock was good in its day imagine if our victorian fathers took that attitude all those years ago and decided not to build and to conserve what they had. Most old housing stock doesnt come up to standard its not feasible to bring them up to standard either. Look at the foot print of those buildings alone fine in there day but impractical today too large to expensive to heat and run.No secure parking places, no where suitable for children to play no green spaces. fine in there day yes but we have to move on to build new homes that are more energy efficient take up a smaller square footage of land (population increase to think of). Health surveys done when they have looked at areas of poor housing stock prove that their is a link to the quality of stock and the overall health of the area concerned. Improving health means less money needs to be spent on healthcare, improved areas mean people come back to the area, and employment too.
you have to look at the bigger picture, health, enviromental impact, employment=investment
kat
Your argument reads as though its been lifted without any critical analysis direct from the developer's glib and glossy brochure or fly-through video! Taking your argument to its logical conclusion why should we conserve ANY historical buildings at all? Let's demolish the Georgian quarter and all those large mansions around Sefton Park and replace then with semi-detached bungalows fitted with solar panels etc. No one is arguing for retaining poor housing stock so I'm not sure where you are going with that one.



Your misleading comments about cost of refurbishment have been tackled elsewhwere. The large houses in Edge Lane are not suitable for families with young children but they are suitable for everyone else - in other words the near majority of householders these days. Refurbished they would make ideal accomodation for childfree couples, healthcare staff, students and academics from the nearby universities, people working in the science and technology park and anyone else who wanted to live in such fine buildings. The people opposing the CPOs for the Edge Lane area aren't arguing that the area should be left alone. They have alternative proposals for redevelopment which the local media seldom discuss. I can't think why.