It is an odd building now positioned between two blocks of flats. That's not to say it is not a nice house, although it looks like it has seen better days.

Across the road there are some lovely houses which have been well maintained, but this is not a conservation area so there is little protection for such properties.

This is a different situation from the house in Sunderland Road, which remains part of a terrace and which was not granted permission to demolish and build something different as it would be out of keeping with the character of the street. I don't think such a case could be made for 31 Dacres Road.

What will be more important is what the replace building is in terms of how it fits with surrounding buildings (i.e. height) and the quality of accommodation. Sadly that does allow for the possibility of another 'grey, anonymous, characterless, unremarkable, nondescript and faceless building of nothingness', but I hope not.