The public engagement event by North Kesteven District Council (NKDC) in the Village Hall was well attended and very informative. There was a good turnout for the display on Tuesday afternoon and a few more visitors on Wednesday morning. This continues to demonstrate how much local interest there is in finding a solution for the dilapidated Grade 2 Listed building and site, situated at the heart of our village.
To complement the public engagement event, just prior to the Parish Council meeting on Tuesday, Dr Chris Tyler from the local community liaison team presented some interesting headline issues arising from a recent village survey. Karen Bradford of North Kesteven followed with a short presentation on their progress with the Nocton Hall site. The meeting was well attended and a more detailed Parish Council report will follow in due course.
What with the expansion of the Conservation Area to incorporate the Hall and pleasure gardens, the immense amount of work in contracting, preparing and publishing of a detailed Options Appraisal, the presentation of the preferred option to the Executive Board of NKDC and ongoing negotiations with the various heritage bodies over funding and with the owners (Leda Properties), things are moving apace. The next major task is to prepare a new development brief for the Nocton Hall site, as the obsolete 1999 version has now been redacted... and of course we need developers who are sympathetic to the site with the necessary funds (and vision) to see this through to a satisfactory conclusion.
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Rescue package for derelict country hall
'A DERELICT manor that was all but destroyed by a major fire could be preserved in a bid being put together by North Kesteven District Council.'
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/environment/rescue-package-for-derelict-country-hall-1-4358798
Moves to preserve historic hall
'The future of the derelict, fire-ravaged historic Nocton Hall is to be mapped out through a development brief drawn up between the owners, local community and North Kesteven District Council.'
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/environment/moves-to-preserve-historic-hall-1-4428455
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