Change the law for planning permission on protected properties that burn down
In instances where Grade 1 and 2 listed buildings catch fire, planning permission for any future development should be denied for a period of 25 years, the building rebuilt by the owners to original state and if they cannot rebuild, the land should be reverted to public green space.
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Strengthen the legal duty of owners to protect Listed structures from damage
Owners of Listed buildings and structures are currently legally obliged to maintain them. However, in practice many are left vulnerable, with enforcement actions often delayed or ineffective. In some cases, Listed structures have been lost to preventable fires or unlawful damage.
Amend the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations
Remove the need for permission from the local planning authority to work on a tree with a TPO as long as the work is done by a qualified tree surgeon in accordance with BS3998. To avoid doubt, work in the context of this amendment excludes felling, which would still require LPA approval.
Planning permission approved for residential conversion
A luxury townhouse in Belgravia has received planning approval for refurbishment and conversion into a sprawling family home.
Law change needed for emergency animal property access
A resident advocates for legal reform to allow animal rescue organizations and authorities immediate access to properties to rescue animals in distress, citing incidents of abandoned cats and kittens.
Amend the Planning & Infrastructure Bill to ban wind farms on protected peatland
We want the government to amend its Planning & Infrastructure Bill to: 1. Ban wind farms on peatland in the National Site Network and SSSIs in England, and 2. Require the restoration to good conservation status of peatland’s interlinked mosaic of habitats, including irreplaceable blanket bog.
Change the law for planning permission on protected properties that burn down
In instances where Grade 1 and 2 listed buildings catch fire, planning permission for any future development should be denied for a period of 25 years, the building rebuilt by the owners to original state and if they cannot rebuild, the land should be reverted to public green space.
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Where do you stand on this motion?
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Strengthen the legal duty of owners to protect Listed structures from damage
Owners of Listed buildings and structures are currently legally obliged to maintain them. However, in practice many are left vulnerable, with enforcement actions often delayed or ineffective. In some cases, Listed structures have been lost to preventable fires or unlawful damage.
Amend the Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations
Remove the need for permission from the local planning authority to work on a tree with a TPO as long as the work is done by a qualified tree surgeon in accordance with BS3998. To avoid doubt, work in the context of this amendment excludes felling, which would still require LPA approval.
Planning permission approved for residential conversion
A luxury townhouse in Belgravia has received planning approval for refurbishment and conversion into a sprawling family home.
Law change needed for emergency animal property access
A resident advocates for legal reform to allow animal rescue organizations and authorities immediate access to properties to rescue animals in distress, citing incidents of abandoned cats and kittens.
Amend the Planning & Infrastructure Bill to ban wind farms on protected peatland
We want the government to amend its Planning & Infrastructure Bill to: 1. Ban wind farms on peatland in the National Site Network and SSSIs in England, and 2. Require the restoration to good conservation status of peatland’s interlinked mosaic of habitats, including irreplaceable blanket bog.