The Yorkshire Post says: Stopping the rot. High noon for the High Street
National institutions are not immune, even though House of Fraser has been saved for now.
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Hide AdYet, given empty buildings are, in fact, symbols of decline as the financial viability of many locations comes under threat due to the ‘triple whammy’ of business rates, rising costs and online shopping, what should happen to these eyesores?


At present, planning rules are so complicated it is easier – and cheaper – for landlords to just let them rot. This is perverse. Where’s the political imagination, and incentives, to find practical uses for such buildings before they, and adjoining areas, decline still further?