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Originally Posted by Neil
It is in a conservation area so whoever owns it should be told they have to make it save and conserve the chimney. If they don't then the Council should carry out the work and take the owner to court to recover the costs.
If they are not prepared to do that then they should scrap the whole idea of conservation areas.
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The Grade II listing is nothing to do with the council's self imposed conservation area, which as you hinted at is the biggest crock of unconserved crap going, with no accurate conservation details, and certainly no power to stop people from doing what the hell they like, within the normal planning procedures, which are applicable everywhere.
I'm sure everyone agrees Rob did the right thing, highlighting something which looks dangerous.
People do die every year because of falling masonry etc, caused by storms.
If it looks even more precarious I think it would be a good idea to inform the police, that there is such potential danger on a busy residential street.
Let them find out who is responsible, or at least put up warning signs regarding any danger.