Listed building

[Dragon]

I'l dig out the file and look through it again

 

[renewablejohn]

A big factor can be what the actual "listing" says because that is considered the definitive description of the features that are of historical interest. I know of an old school building where an owner was allowed to clad the bell tower in uPVC because the listing didn't mention that it was timber clad, but the totally unremarkable "open fire place" couldn't be bricked up or otherwise enclosed without going through full planning & heritage committee because it was explicitly mentioned in the listing!

Local listed building to me has been made to reinstall a fireplace they thought they got away with as being removed prior to inviting the conservation officer around taking photo's of how it actually is. Unfortunately the conservation officer had done her research and came armed with photo's from the sale particulars which clearly showed the now missing fireplace.

 

[robs1]

The best way of dealing with a listed building is to sell it. Not sure which I was glad to see the back of, my ex wife or the listed farmhouse I sold to pay her off. Both cost me a fortune over the years and gave me lots of grief.

 

[Chris F]

The best way of dealing with a listed building is to sell it. Not sure which I was glad to see the back of, my ex wife or the listed farmhouse I sold to pay her off. Both cost me a fortune over the years and gave me lots of grief.

lol - if you have had one, you understand that!

 

[Cows 'n grass]

We did a new roof last year and modern close spaced trusses are incredibly cheap compared to big old hardwood ones. I think we had 60 trusses at 18inch spacing and they cost £1850 delivered up from a company in St Austell.

 

[Pond digger]

Oops, thought it said listing..... well, same thing I suppose.