Conservation Legislation in the United Kingdom: A Brief History

Johns, C. K.

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“…Young (2011) explained that retrofitting of heritage buildings could be viewed as an impudent luxury. Besides the uncertain and potentially high costs of heritage buildings, planning consents for such buildings could take up to two years, with no guarantee of success in the final outcome ( John, 2007). It is therefore crucial that the preservation of heritage buildings be intricately examined.…”

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Retrofitting heritage office buildings in the UK: a case study

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Udawatta

Luther

2018

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Purpose Heritage buildings are a crucial part of the UK built sector. They perpetuate a sense of identity, prestige and community. Many heritage buildings however tend to be energy inefficient and the scope for retrofitting such buildings is paramount. Heritage buildings require ratification from planning bodies in order to undertake any alteration on the building. This tends to create a bottleneck in the retrofitting of heritage office buildings. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This study utilises a case study building in Scotland to evaluate the potential for retrofitting in a UK heritage office building. Building energy simulation software is used to generate the energy data in different retrofit options. A scenario analysis on the heritage status of the building is also undertaken. Findings The costs, energy consumption and carbon emission levels are evaluated and compared. It was found that the differential in annual energy savings achieved, based on the proportion of capital cost to operational cost, is 14.6 per cent in the heritage building, compared to 24.6 per cent in the non-heritage building. Originality/value The study suggests that government and other stakeholders should seek for ways of incentivising retrofit investments in heritage buildings. This will provide an effective way of minimising the contributions of the built environment to global warming and climate change.

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“…Stakeholders often differ in opinion regarding the scope and extent of heritage features in a historic building leading to delayed consent in potential projects. Alterations in listed buildings therefore take longer due to risk, complexity, quality and legislative constraints ( John, 2007).…”

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Retrofitting heritage office buildings in the UK: a case study

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Udawatta

Luther

2018

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“…The government clearly accepts that a need to increase awareness is required to shift emphasis in maintenance from cure to prevention and is reflected in various recent publications (Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2004; Worthing et al , 2002; Johns, 2007a; Maintain Our Heritage, 2004, p. 3). The government's support is further emphasised in the following statement:The Government fully endorses the increasing importance attached to the preventive maintenance of historic fabric.…”

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“…The cultural value of a historic building is emphasised if the structure is listed and may go some way to highlight the importance that society places upon a building. The protection offered by Listed Building status and by the Conservation Areas Act 1990 is almost entirely reactive (Johns, 2007a, b) and does not therefore lend itself to supporting proactive maintenance. Devlin (2005, p. 34) also argues that “the owners do not have a duty of care regarding the condition of the building, therefore, statutory duty of care does not seem to make much difference […] compounded by extremely limited recourse to any financial aid”.…”

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Maintenance for historic buildings: a current perspective

Förster

Kayan

2009

Structural Survey

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PurposeIt is well understood that maintenance is critical to the survival and in‐service use of any building. Despite recognition that the best way of protecting and maintaining historic buildings is to undertake a combination of proactive and reactive maintenance, it is rarely adopted or implemented, and when it is undertaken it often results in varying degrees of success. Maintenance theory currently exists, but fails to be realised in practical application and implementation. It is the purpose of this paper to ask why this failure is occurring.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is composed of a critical review of existing literature, highlighting some of the major issues affecting maintenance implementation. It also reports the early stages of proposed research ongoing at Heriot‐Watt University.FindingsDespite recognition in the literature of the need to maintain historic buildings, this review suggests that the ways in which maintenance is organised and financed often mitigates against its implementation. In addition, advice to owners of historic buildings could be improved and there is a shortage of skilled operatives.Originality/valueUnless this situation is improved, much of our culturally significant buildings will be lost to future generations.

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“…Various documents recognised the importance of Conservation Plan in protecting building's or place's significance in legislation in a very specific manner. 'Building in Context: New Development in Historic Areas' (by English Heritage and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), Johns, 2007b), 'Summaries of Importance' (by Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) (Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2004) and adoption of Scotland's 'Conservation Plans: A Guide to the Preparation of Conservation Plans' in Scotland (Johns, 2007a) have supported the structures, consultation process, implementation, distribution, and presentation of a Conservation Plan. In addition, from April 2005 onwards, each new designation of buildings, sites or places for conservation in UK is required to have a Conservation Plan (e.g.…”

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Conservation plan and “green maintenance” from sustainable repair perspectives

Kayan

2015

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment

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Conservation Legislation in the United Kingdom: A Brief History

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Retrofitting heritage office buildings in the UK: a case study

Retrofitting heritage office buildings in the UK: a case study

Maintenance for historic buildings: a current perspective

Conservation plan and “green maintenance” from sustainable repair perspectives

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