Give consent to listed building owners who want to replace unoriginal features

Closed 96 signatures

What the petition asks

Listed building consent uses the phrase "alter the character". This isn't defined further. We assert that the "character" should refer to the state of the property when it was first built and not refer to later alterations. An owner should be able to change such alterations without fear of sanction.

In my case we have a conservation officer who wants to preserve incongruous 1970's paraphernalia (carpeted avocado bathrooms, blue concrete floors and artex ceilings) in an 1870's building. Vaguely written or subjectively interpretable laws, whose consequences actually act in opposition to their purpose (encouraging rather than dissuading investment in conservation) should be challenged.

Timeline

25 Mar 2016	Petition opened for signatures
25 Sep 2016	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 96

Status Closed

Opened 25 Mar 2016

Closed 25 Sep 2016

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