‘Indeed, when dealing with listed structures, the matter of preservation must be considered ‘before’ decisions on demolition processes, while the works themselves should be the minimum necessary to secure that safety. This way planning authorities can make sure that important and listed historic fabric is not lost to the community unnecessarily, while also keeping safety issues a priority.’
‘In exceptional circumstances, where there is a threat to safety that requires ‘immediate action’ to be taken, then there is quite rightly an exemption from such conservation considerations. In such cases Section 78 of the 1984 Building Act can be used to justify demolition works without reference to conservation legislation or considerations. However that legislation required that it should be applied only in exceptional circumstances, that is to say in cases where, as the Act says, ‘emergency measures’ apply.’
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