Knocking Down a Listed Building

milly143 | 10:53 Wed 12th Jan 2011 | Law

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About a year ago, a manufacturing site was purchased and subsequently knocked down. All apart from one wall, that has just been left standing for 6 months with seemingly all other work stopping. I couldn't understand why at first and was told the other day it's because the building was actually listed and should never have been knocked down in the first place. I'm just intrigued what happens in this instance? When they have completely demolished about 90% of a listed building?

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jake-the-peg

The penalty is an unlimited fine or 12 months imprisonment or both.

http://www.planningni..._listed_buildings.htm

Fines in practice are rather puny in context to building projects

milly143

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Oh well. That's not quite as bad as my far fetched idea that they might be made to gather up all the rubble and try to rebuild it bit by bit.

flip_flop

From memory if <40% (or <60% - as I say its from distant memory) was destroyed, they would have to re-build.

Invictas

They CAN,if it is deemed an important enough building it it's context,to be made to rebuild it!
During my time with the Council,I knew of 3 such rebuilds.
One cost(it WAS in Chelsea) approx £1.500.000.

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