April Fool?

Visitors to Peveril Point may have seen a planning application to demolish the "Lookout station" at Peveril Point. Further down the application it states the Coastguard lookout to be demolished. I first thought Deputy Blog had been to work then realised it may be a typing error! The Coastguard lookout closed in the 1990's and was handed over to the National Coastwatch Institute, surely they weren't going to knock down their important lookout? An email to the Town Clerk confirmed the situation..... The application relates to the old war time emergency defence lighting station at Peveril. Sadly the condition of the building is very poor and its become very dangerous so the Town Council are applying to have it demolished. There was a little error when the application went to Purbeck District Council, they thought this old structure had belong to the Coastguard......something I can find no record of. Readers will know that I have been carrying out a project on the structures at Peveril Point and the loss of part of the Swanage History will be a sad result, however fans of the natural cliff face will get to see whats hidden behind the structure.