The site, known as “Merchant’s Building” and the “Barewood Building” was listed in 2017 and burnt down back in May this year
A Victorian listed building which was burnt out in Belfast City Centre this year will be partially demolished.
At a special meeting of the Belfast City Council Planning Committee this week, elected representatives agreed to the partial demolition of the building, subject to conditions, after council officers recommended an application by developers ES North Street Limited, of Drury Lane, London. The council’s Building Control report states: “The view of the Building Control Service is that the rear return to 166-174 North Street is so badly damaged and so structurally compromised that the only safe course of action is to demolish it.
“Where consent to demolish a listed building is granted, this should normally be conditional on prior agreement for the redevelopment of the site and appropriate arrangements for recording the building prior to its demolition.” “Partial demolition of parts of listed buildings will be wholly exceptional and only acceptable where an alteration or extension proposal has been agreed and that demolition is required to facilitate it.”
“Architecturally, the building is typical of the period, of red brick with good quality terracotta detailing to the principal façade facing onto North Street, and symmetrically arranged. As the location of the former Art School, as well as a centre of commerce, the building is also of social and cultural interest.”
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