[Shardlake]

Originally Posted by teetotal_michael

It's got nothing to do with the lease, in fact there is no mention of a lease. What it actually is, is planning permission to retain the house until 2013, and continue to use it for a television show, live events and corporate events, exactly the same as it is now.

The terms of the plannning state that once it is no longer used like this, it must be removed and the land left 'in a tidy state'.

Why would they extend the planning consent if they didn't intend to use it?

So it is to continue to use the land for a television show and live events..in the middle of Elstree film and TV studios. The building is not a house, its a tv studio, they can take it down and make it totally different within a few days.