{"id":316,"date":"2009-06-18T23:12:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-18T23:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdon.blog\/abingdon2007\/2009\/06\/18\/planning-for-the-next-50-years\/"},"modified":"2009-06-18T23:12:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-18T23:12:00","slug":"planning-for-the-next-50-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=316","title":{"rendered":"Planning for the next 50+ years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag09\/09061802.jpg\" \/><br \/>The County Hall, an iconic building in Abingdon, once served as a Court Sessions Hall<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag09\/09061804.jpg\" \/><br \/>covered market<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag09\/09061803.jpg\" \/><br \/>and down below a cellar for storage. It currently houses The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abingdonmuseum.org.uk\/\">Abingdon Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The building has required major maintenance and updates at roughly 50 year intervals. The last was 60 years ago. The next major maintenance and updates could be about to happen after a successful \u00a32M bid to the Lottery Fund. Described as &#8216;<span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Erection of external lift tower and associated accessibility works, internal alterations and general refurbishment of building<\/span>&#8216; the plans goes before the District Council Planning Committee early in July. 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