Some of these changes have already been brought into practice; the first of the new more detailed listing descriptions have been issued, certificates of immunity from listing can now be applied for at any time, and the need for separate conservation area consent became a relic of the past (being brought within planning permission) at the beginning of October, 2013. The changes that are coming into force on 6 April 2014 are arguably of far greater significance for those with an interest in listed buildings. They will offer owners and occupiers of these buildings, or developers taking on listed buildings
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