Re: "Listed" buildings...

[Jerome O'Donohoe <jerome@xxxxxxx>]

On 26/5/02 3:17 pm, "Phillip Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

> 
> My in-laws are looking at a property up in Scotland that they wish
to
> "alter" a little to accommodate their needs. This would
entail the
> rearrangement and reassignment of purpose for some of the rooms
inside.
> 
> The property is a Class B listed property and so does anyone know
what
> the restrictions that would place on what can be done? (Or where I
can
> find out what those restrictions are?)

The council planning dept. most local to the house is the first place
they
should look, they will find out all they need to know from them. 
There is a
common misconception that Class B means the listing applies to the
frontage
& main structure only, but this is not the case, as I found out to
my
(almost) great expense.

They should be prepared for some ludicrous problems, such as hideous
70's
"features" being part of the listing and unchangeable. 
Maintenance may also
have to be carried out with materials like those in the original
construction, which is why my house (c1500) internal walls are
plastered
with nothing but a mixture of lime putty & sand. That and the fragility
of
the walls is sort of how I came across HA in the first place, and I'm glad
I
did.  Chasing cables into these wall is a horrifying prospect.

-- 
"Ready...fire...aim..."
Jerome O'Donohoe, Re-recording Mixer, London.

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