19th October 2007, 12:28 PM
Oxbeast: the 1990 Planning and Listed Buildings Act states that on conviction in a crown court, the maximum penalty is an unlimited fine or two years jail time. 20k or 6 months in jail is the limit in a magistrate's court. Looking through the past ten years of prosecutions in Mynors, £55k in total is very high, even for demolition.
Advice I have seen recommends prosecuting architects as well as contractors in situations like this, partly due to the issues it can cause an architect with RIBA membership (who should also know better).
Conservation says no
Advice I have seen recommends prosecuting architects as well as contractors in situations like this, partly due to the issues it can cause an architect with RIBA membership (who should also know better).
Conservation says no