We were happy to meet with All Party Parliamentary Group on Listed Properties Chairman Craig Mackinlay in Parliament on the 19th of February. This is the first time since the new year that we’ve been able to discuss the agenda for the group in 2019, so it was an important meeting for all involved. Craig continues to be a great standard bearer for listed building owners in parliament, and that will continue in 2019. Planning has been put front and centre of the agenda for the upcoming year, with a focus on reducing costs to owners and streamlining bureaucracy. We
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Our Campaign for Owners in 2019
The past few months have been quiet for the campaign but we have still been busy. Westminster has been rather distracted since the new year, but this has given us the opportunity to plan out our campaign for the coming months, both in Parliament and across the whole UK. Over the past years we’ve had some major successes, including spurring the creation of the APPG on Listed Buildings; the first time that owners have had a direct line of communication with legislators. We’ve received answers from government departments, as well as pressuring the planning minister to open a dialogue on
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