Brentwood old folks home to be bulldozed

[Obe 1]

Anyone else heard about this, apparantely all the current residents are to be out by the end of the month and then by the end of the year it is to be knocked down and replaced with social housing?

[Kim685]

I don't know about the residents having to be out by the end of the month, but I do know that the extra care ie: dinners, domestic help etc is being withdrawn next month and Brentwood will close in October. There are 10 residents remaining, so god knows what will happen to them.  This was decided at a meeting last week

[yetion1]

And they said they would not and rumours were false.

[Kim685]

All the staff have now been relocated and all in house care withdrawn 

[Kim685]

My apologies to this forum and you Kim for what follows.
I hope this forum don’t take to much flak for this leak.
The fate of Verner st will be agreed shortly and will be subject to how quick the Huntwick estate can be started. Those in the know are aware this could be three to six years. If this is the case Verner will get a bodge up to last this time. When I say bodge up I mean bodge up and nothing like the restoration works Featherstone has been used to seeing. That includes no new gas heating.

So I take it that the info on WDH website that Verner will be modernised next year is a load of rubbish and the Verner tenants are being kept in the dark yet again?

[Doberman1979]

Any updates please folks? Security chaps were out yesterday putting security grills on....Neighbour also got a visit yesterday from WDH looking at boiler/radiators as part of supposed refit?

[Forkhandles]

Verner is definitely being modernised

[Doberman1979]

Bit of goodnews! So does anyone know if Brentwood is closed for refurb then or is it getting flattened? Last entry for Brentwood on WMDC's planning site is from 1999. If they were gonna put houses up it I'd expect to see a demolition request put in? If not I'll pop an email over to WMDC & WDH on Monday see what they say.

[Kim685]

Verner is definitely being modernised

Not according to staff at New Priory 

[Forkhandles]

Verner is definitely being modernised

Not according to staff at New Priory 

I'm talking about the houses Kim...not brentwood

[Kim685]

Oops sorry, thought you meant brentwood ......lol

[yetion1]

It was always going to be a thick plot.
Glad to see a Doberman digging or anyone. Just make sure you cover your ass as the Labour party think they are in full swing again.
Make a written (or e-mail) request for the information. They have to respond.
Can tell you what has been said in the public realm up to about 6 weeks ago.
1.   Brentwoods to go.
2.   The Verner estate will be done up.
3.   Houses are being boarded up to stop vandalism.

Cannot tell you
1.   More houses being boarded up than let.
2.   The out come of the Girnhill CPO has its sway and should start swinging wildly soon.
3.   The District Cllrs know what is going on.

[Kim685]

More houses being boarded up than let.

Yep noticed that, but if they are being done up, why are they not being let? that doesn't make sense losing money on properties lying empty.... And if they are on schedule for modernisation next year, surely the gas lines should have been started by now? Ours was done the year before modernising
Only one resident left on Girnhill?

[yetion1]

Forgot to mention one thing hoping someone would pick up on the missing bit.
What the public are told and what is really going on when it comes to Featherstone are two completely different stories. However the paper trail has to keep up to date with the facts although kept up to weeks behind.
Your spot on with gas Kim, A fact that’s difficult to hide.
Thought there was 3 residents left on the estate? CPO should be about ready to go if we believe what we have been told.

[Kim685]

Thought there was 3 residents left on the estate?

I could only see one occupied house when we came through last week, but I could be wrong

About Verner, does this mean no GCH is being installed?

[Doberman1979]

Just sent to Andy Bullock @ WDH and Janet Howley @ WMDC

Good afternoon both,

Please excuse the two pronged approach but given your positions within WDH and WMDC you seem best place to contact.

Last Friday I couldn’t help but notice security grills going up on the ground floor of Brentwood House giving the appearance of closure, as such, would you be able to advise what is happening as I can find no reference to the site on WMDC’s planning portal. Is this a short term measure for refurbishment or is there more to it, ie redevelopment of the site itself please? 

On a side note, with security grills only on the ground floor, the local youths are already taking pleasure in breaking the upper floor windows.

I look forward to your responses.

Yours faithfully

Simon

[Doberman1979]

VERY quick replies from WDH!


From: Bullock, Alan
Sent: 29 November 2011 14:10
To: SIMON
Cc: jhowley@wakefield.gov.uk
Subject: RE: Brentwood House, Featherstone

Dear

Thanks for your email.

Brentwood House has been decommissioned as an Independent Living Scheme and is due to be demolished. We are then looking to redevelop the site with a new housing scheme. I do not have an exact timescale for the demolition but WDH want to progress the scheme as quickly as possible. I will contact our Programming Team regarding the security of the premises and the damage to the first floor windows.

Regards
 
Alan Bullock


Alan Bullock
Estate Manager

(2nd email a few minutes later.)

Dear

Further to my previous email I can advise you that the upper floor windows are due to be security screened tomorrow and we are currently liaising with the statutory bodies to have all the mains services disconnected. The scheme is security and fire alarmed and will be inspected daily to minimise any problems for other residents.

Regards

Alan Bullock

Alan Bullock
Estate Manager
Wakefield and District Housing

[yetion1]

Nice one Doberman.
It is an absolute refreshing change seeing someone asking good honest questions just as many should but don’t.
It doesn’t take a lot. When you don’t get a reply you know something’s up.
What’s the odds on Brentwood becoming an arson before Christmas for the quick move forward?

[Kim685]

Thanks for the info Doberman 

[Doberman1979]

Yetion1 - thats whats worrying me, its literally a couple of doors down from my house