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Fair Croft - Old Harlow - Jan 2011

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Nelly

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Have been meaning to go and have a look at these houses for quite a while now and today I could put it off no longer

There are 3 derelict houses on this plot of land, Fair Croft and two smaller houses called Little Bays and West View

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Fair Croft got its name from the site of an annual medieval fair which was granted on this land in 1218

In more recent times the house was divided up into small flats which were used as temporary council accommodation. Seven portacabin homes were also built in the grounds to provide more temporary housing.

In March 2010 Harlow Council approved planning permission for Moat Homes to build 43 homes (12 affordable, whatever that means!!) on the land despite letters of protest from neighboring houses.

The whole place is generally trashed and the chavs have been in making it quite a disappointment, but I felt the need to explore it before the builders move in.

Artsits impression of new housing

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Fair Croft

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Little Bays

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West View

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The Interior of Fair Croft

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Thanks for looking :)

 

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UPDATE

I drove past this place at 9.30 this morning to find 5 fire engines (2 brought in from Epping) and the house called West View was not much more than a shell,

Chavs?? maybe, but a bit early in the morning for them.

They had started clearing the land last week to make way for the diggers and bulldozers, so maybe a work accident

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God im gunna sound like a right snob..houses ?report worthy lol..sorry ill shut up now!

 
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