Join the RIBA South Conservation Group for their May online talk with guest speaker Nigel Hewitson, Partner at Davitt Jones Bould solicitors.
This is a rare opportunity, where Nigel will cover the complex question of what is protected by listing. Fairly obviously it is the building named in the list (although what constitutes a building for present purposes is not as straightforward as might be thought) but also, in some circumstances, it includes objects and structures attached to or in curtilage thereof.
About the speaker
Nigel is a former Legal Director at English Heritage (now Historic England) and with Charles Mynors co-authored the leading textbook on the subject of the law relating to the historic environment: Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets, recently published in its sixth edition by Sweet and Maxwell.
About the talk
Nigel will explain - by reference to maps of the buildings involved in relevant cases - as to what circumstances an object or another building can be said to be in the curtilage of a listed building. A great deal can turn on the answers to these questions; not just whether proposed development requires listed building consent, but even whether - for example - a painting or a clock can be removed without LBC. The consequences of getting it wrong can include quite serious criminal penalties.
Please note: The joining link to the talk will be sent out a week before the event to the email address used to register. If you don't receive the link or have any queries please email us.
