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“No, it won’t do,” says Martin Williams. “The current debate on whether and how you alter listed buildings is ill-informed.”
That’s nothing new for us Martin. We make most bloggers look balanced.
“As the warden of a Grade II* listed building (The Pales, Llandegley, in Powys) I can inform you that cavity wall insulation would not require permission, but plastic windows would,” he says.
See, Grade II listing just means you can’t change the way the building looks. Grade I listing means you can’t do anything at all to your house without permission. We’re wondering though: does a warden come with the purchase price? And would he answer the phone to cold callers?
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