Building Legislation and Historic Buildings
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Building Legislation and Historic Buildings

A Guide to the Application of the Building Regulations, the Public Health Acts, the Fire Precautions Act, the Housing Act and Other Legislation Relevant to Historic Buildings

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  2. English
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Building Legislation and Historic Buildings

A Guide to the Application of the Building Regulations, the Public Health Acts, the Fire Precautions Act, the Housing Act and Other Legislation Relevant to Historic Buildings

About this book

Building Legislation and Historic Buildings offers a guide to the application of the Building Regulations, the Public Health Acts, the Fire Precautions Act, the Housing Act and other legislation relevant to historic buildings. The purpose is to aid the architect in tackling his own design problems and support him in his negotiations with the various controlling authorities. This book reviews the statutory controls exercised in England and Wales, including London, by local authorities over historic buildings in use, and when alterations or a change of use are proposed. It indicates the impact of such controls on the character and environment of historic buildings, outlining the main problems that result, and showing how far and in what ways they can be resolved. It considers the case for relaxing some buildings from control in the interests of conservation of historic character. It examines the possibility of improving the application of the various administrative procedures to historic buildings. It also attempts to increase understanding of the problems of the continuing use of historic buildings and the current standards for safety and amenity and recommending ways in which this understanding can best be promoted.

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Information

Publisher
Architectural Press
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780851397900
eBook ISBN
9781483141497
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Historic Preservation in Architecture
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Building legislation and historic buildings
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. General introduction
  8. Chapter 1. The legislation before the Building Regulations 1985
  9. Case Study 1: Shops with mixed uses and tenancies
  10. Case Study 2: Warehouses and Mills
  11. Chapter 2. Problems and conflicts
  12. Case Study 3: Victorian Villas
  13. Case Study 4: Civic Buildings
  14. Chapter 3. Administration and enforcement
  15. Case Study 5: Town Houses
  16. Case Study 6: Churches
  17. Chapter 4. Recent changes in legislation
  18. Case Study 7: Hotels and Public Houses
  19. Case Study 8: Shops
  20. Chapter 5. Historic buildings as a specialcase
  21. 5.1 Establishing Standards for Historic Buildings
  22. 5.2 The Need for Further Research
  23. 5.3 Relaxations
  24. 5.4 Exemptions
  25. Case Study 9: Country Houses
  26. Case Study 10: Country Cottages and Barns
  27. A. Nos. 5 and 8 St John's Square, Wilton, Wiltshire
  28. Chapter 6. Conclusions and recommendations
  29. Case Study 11: Schools
  30. Case Study 12: University Buildings