There has always been an embryotic relationship between the village and the Mills, each define one other, without the village the Mills lose some of their historical and architectural significance (Hawkins 2002:49) and in fact, the village is one visa versa, of the reasons UNESCO World Heritage Status was awarded (see Criterion iv). The development of Darley Abbey Mills will not be creating community spaces in their true sense, neither will it be creating educational opportunities, but rather contemporary commercial spaces where financial exchange is required to access it. Although the site has always been a working environment and as such there has been a lack of inclusion, this will remain the case unless you are willing to pay. In conclusion, the proposed adaptation and development of Darley Abbey Mills has created social and community cohesion that is underpinned by a sense of place and history. Unfortunately, the motivating factors that create this cohesion, is a wish to stop the proposed development, to freeze the site in time where it remains as an historic backdrop to their lives. In order for the site to be sustainable, freezing it in time is not a realistic long-term option, it needs to be economically sustainable and this requires a change of use to a more populist and public utility, but such a move is considered by the residents as destroying the social relationship between the Mills and the village, making this relationship unsustainable. As stated in 8.2.3, from the development of the site was small scale and focused on attracting creative industries, there was a unwritten, pragmatic relationship that existed between the owners and the local community, whereby the community were happy for to take place, as it arrested the decay of the Mills and had ‘aspirational urbanism’ little, if any impact upon the community. However, the plans to undertake large scale projects has broken this relationship between the community and the owners, the community have come together in order to protect their environment and sense of place, this will result in careful monitoring of any repairs or adaptations on the site in the future. 8.4 Environmental and Physical Sustainability The continued use of former industrial buildings and retaining old buildings in favour of constructing new ones plays an important role within the concept of sustainable development (Ball, 2002; Bon and Hutchinson, 2000; Caccavelli and
There has always been an embryotic relationship between the village and the Mills, each define one other, without the village the Mills lose some of their historical and architectural significance (Hawkins 2002:49) and visa versa, in fact, the village is one of the reasons UNESCO World Heritage Status was awarded (see Criterion iv). The development of Darley Abbey Mills will not be creating community spaces in their true sense, neither will it be creating educational opportunities, but rather contemporary commercial spaces where financial exchange is required to access it. Although the site has always been a working environment and as such there has been a lack of inclusion, this will remain the case unless you are willing to pay. In conclusion, the proposed adaptation and development of Darley Abbey Mills has created social and community cohesion that is underpinned by a sense of place and history. Unfortunately, the motivating factors that create this cohesion, is a wish to stop the proposed development, to freeze the site in time where it remains as an historic backdrop to their lives. In order for the site to be sustainable, freezing it in time is not a realistic long-term option, it needs to be economically sustainable and this requires a change of use to a more populist and public utility, but such a move is considered by the residents as destroying the social relationship between the Mills and the village, making this relationship unsustainable. As stated in 8.2.3, from the development of the site was small scale and focused on attracting creative industries, there was a unwritten, pragmatic relationship that existed between the owners and the local community, whereby the community were happy for ‘aspirational urbanism’ to take place, as it arrested the decay of the Mills and had little, if any impact upon the community. However, the plans to undertake large scale projects has broken this relationship between the community and the owners, the community have come together in order to protect their environment and sense of place, this will result in careful monitoring of any repairs or adaptations on the site in the future. 8.4 Environmental and Physical Sustainability The continued use of former industrial buildings and retaining old buildings in favour of constructing new ones plays an important role within the concept of sustainable development (Ball, 2002; Bon and Hutchinson, 2000; Caccavelli and
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