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| Coronation Street set refused listed status | Coronation Street set refused listed status |
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| By Ian Youngs Entertainment reporter, BBC News | By Ian Youngs Entertainment reporter, BBC News |
| An application to give listed status to the Coronation Street set, which would help secure its future when it is vacated next year, has been refused. | An application to give listed status to the Coronation Street set, which would help secure its future when it is vacated next year, has been refused. |
| The ITV soap is due to move from its current home in central Manchester to a new site in Salford Quays next spring. | |
| English Heritage said the set, which has been used since 1982, was not historic enough to be listed. Listing would restrict how it could be altered. | English Heritage said the set, which has been used since 1982, was not historic enough to be listed. Listing would restrict how it could be altered. |
| ITV is selling the former Granada plot and the set's future is uncertain. | ITV is selling the former Granada plot and the set's future is uncertain. |
| The broadcaster is considering all bids but has told the council it is looking at whether a tourist attraction based around the famous terraced street would be viable. | The broadcaster is considering all bids but has told the council it is looking at whether a tourist attraction based around the famous terraced street would be viable. |
| Listed status is given to buildings of special architectural and historic interest, but a building has normally to be at least 30 years old to be eligible. | Listed status is given to buildings of special architectural and historic interest, but a building has normally to be at least 30 years old to be eligible. |
| A statement from English Heritage said the current Coronation Street set was "certainly unusual", but added: "However, the criteria against which we must assess the architectural significance of buildings - or in this case, a television set - is extremely strict. | A statement from English Heritage said the current Coronation Street set was "certainly unusual", but added: "However, the criteria against which we must assess the architectural significance of buildings - or in this case, a television set - is extremely strict. |
| 'Not appropriate' | 'Not appropriate' |
| "The oldest buildings are just less than 30 years old - and most do not have interiors and therefore exist as facades, most of which have been altered. | "The oldest buildings are just less than 30 years old - and most do not have interiors and therefore exist as facades, most of which have been altered. |
| "The set as it stands today is an active reminder of the long-running television programme, rather than a survival of an earlier era of television productions." | "The set as it stands today is an active reminder of the long-running television programme, rather than a survival of an earlier era of television productions." |
| English Heritage's Nick Bridgland added: "While listing is not appropriate for the set, a better solution could be for a local group or organisation with an interest to care for it and allow Corrie fans from all over the world to visit and enjoy it." | English Heritage's Nick Bridgland added: "While listing is not appropriate for the set, a better solution could be for a local group or organisation with an interest to care for it and allow Corrie fans from all over the world to visit and enjoy it." |
| The soap, along with ITV's other Manchester operations, is due to move to purpose-built studios at the MediaCityUK complex. | |
| An ITV spokesperson said: "ITV continues to consider the future use of the Coronation Street set ahead of our planned move to MediaCity." | An ITV spokesperson said: "ITV continues to consider the future use of the Coronation Street set ahead of our planned move to MediaCity." |
| ITV did not make the listing application. English Heritage said the application was made by an individual and it was unable to reveal their identity. | ITV did not make the listing application. English Heritage said the application was made by an individual and it was unable to reveal their identity. |
| The Granada set did become a tourist attraction in 1988 and the tours are fondly remembered. But they ended in 2001 after visitor numbers dropped and Coronation Street's filming schedule increased. | The Granada set did become a tourist attraction in 1988 and the tours are fondly remembered. But they ended in 2001 after visitor numbers dropped and Coronation Street's filming schedule increased. |