{"id":18432,"date":"2018-03-16T17:23:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T17:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=18432"},"modified":"2018-03-16T17:23:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T17:23:50","slug":"upvc-windows-on-boston-lincs-grade-ii-listed-building-lead-to-1430-fine-from-magistrates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=18432","title":{"rendered":"UPVC windows on Boston, Lincs, Grade II listed building lead to \u00a31,430+ fine from magistrates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Boston_Standard_website160318.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18433 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Boston_Standard_website160318.png\" alt=\"Boston Standard website\" width=\"300\" height=\"308\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>A property owner in Boston, Lincolnshire, who fitted UPVC windows to a Grade II Listed Building (LB) without permission has been ordered to pay more than \u00a31,430 by magistrates, while the case is currently being added to the IHBC\u2019s Listed Buildings Prosecutions Database resource by its manager Bob Kindred.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image Boston Standard website<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>The Boston Standard writes:<\/h3>\n<p>Julie Simmons, the owner of the property at 26 West Street, Boston, faced a trial at Boston Magistrates\u2019 Court for failing to comply with a legal notice requiring her to remove plastic windows that had been installed without permission and to replace them with traditional timber windows\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 After the hearing Council Leader, Cllr Michael Cooper said: \u2018Listed buildings are protected by law and the council has a duty to act if work is carried out without the proper permissions. I hope this serves as a reminder to owners of all listed buildings that they must ensure that they seek the proper authority before carrying out work and that the council will consider using its legal powers against those that do not.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Owners of such properties can seek guidance from the council before carrying out any works. Contact the council\u2019s planning team on 01205 314305 or by email at <a href=\"mailto:planning@boston.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">planning@boston.gov.uk<\/a> for advice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonstandard.co.uk\/news\/crime\/property-owner-fined-after-upvc-windows-on-listed-grade-ii-building-1-8408671\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/resources_head\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IHBC LB Prosecutions Database<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A property owner in Boston, Lincolnshire, who fitted UPVC windows to a Grade II Listed Building (LB) without permission has been ordered to pay more than \u00a31,430 by magistrates, while the case is currently being added to the IHBC\u2019s Listed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=18432\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18432"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18434,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18432\/revisions\/18434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}