Recovery Method: Enforced Sales Procedure: Section 103 Law and Property Act 1925 Legislation: Section 78 Building Act 1984 – Dangerous Buildings – Emergency Measures BACKGROUND The property at 77 Eastern Esplanade was a key target of the No Use Empty…
London Road, Dover
No Use Empty provided a 3 year interest free loan of £175,000 contributing to Phase 2 of the project. The overall project costs are in the region of £1M and the transformation of a once wasted resource in a prominent…
Winchelsea Terrace
This house had been empty for more than 10 years and was suffering from significant water damage from a leaking roof. The property was raising concerns within the community because of the deteriorating condition. The Council explored a number of…
Athelstan Road, Cliftonville
Full planning permission and building control was granted to convert the building. Apart from a few structural walls to take down, the conversion is within the current footprint, with no extensions, but does require sound/fire proofing, utilities reinstated and external…
The Bakery, St Peters, Broadstairs
Planning permission has been granted to transform a former bakery in the village of St Peters, Broadstairs – end of terrace two-storey building (circa 1850 with an extension added in the 1960’s) to 1 x 2 bedroom cottage (lounge/diner kitchen,…
Hardwick Road
The compulsory purchase of a property is always a measure of last resort, but where the owner fails to engage with the Council in a constructive matter and previous action has failed to resolve the issue, then compulsory purchase will…
50 Royal Road
Recovery Method: Enforced Sales Procedure: Section 103 Law and Property Act 1925 Legislation: Section 78 Building Act 1984 – Dangerous Structure (Emergency Measures) Section 79 Building Act 1984 – (Ruinous and Dilapidated) BACKGROUND Thanet District Council originally became involved in…
Granville Street
This property was served with a Closing Order in December 1990, which prevented it from being occupied due to its poor condition. It has remained empty ever since. The Council secured ownership of the property through a Compulsory Purchase Order…
Metropole Hotel, Cannon Street, Dover
A former historic hotel in the heart of Dover has been converted into flats to rent following the completion of a £1.5million urban renewal project and is being highlighted as a good example of what can be done under the…
Harold Road, Cliftonville
Planning Permission and Building Regulations were approved for the erection of a three- storey extension following the demolition of the existing extensions to facilitate 8 x 2 Bedroom flats, with a life expectancy of 25 years. This project had already…