16th April 2008, 07:37 PM
seriosly though..
this book does give some fascinating insight into the reality
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XBsuB...9WvY&hl=en
Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments By Charles Mynors
mostly where evidence (hard evidence at that) is overturned by clever lawyers - sentencing and fines reduced... What value do we place on our past? 3000 quid by the looks of it for wilful damage to a SAM... and er... get off with nothing, when carrying out unauthorised allterations to a listed II building.. even when told specifically by the local planning office, and even his own surveyor not to... (the case of Hainhault Hall) - . the Hall can now be bought for a cool 50 grand under 4 million quid.
http://www.toptenproperties.net/buy/detail/?id=5329
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
this book does give some fascinating insight into the reality
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XBsuB...9WvY&hl=en
Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments By Charles Mynors
mostly where evidence (hard evidence at that) is overturned by clever lawyers - sentencing and fines reduced... What value do we place on our past? 3000 quid by the looks of it for wilful damage to a SAM... and er... get off with nothing, when carrying out unauthorised allterations to a listed II building.. even when told specifically by the local planning office, and even his own surveyor not to... (the case of Hainhault Hall) - . the Hall can now be bought for a cool 50 grand under 4 million quid.
http://www.toptenproperties.net/buy/detail/?id=5329
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu