Listed Buildings Prosecutions Database Commentary

55 been almost completely demolished and that the glazed timber frames and broken glass from the glasshouse had been thrown into a skip.The walled garden property, was jointly owned by Mr. Duccio Latino Senese Baldi and others , is part of the Westwood House estate and includes Westwood House – a Grade I listed building, registered historic park and one of the most important historic listed buildings in the area. The glasshouses in the walled garden were built in the late 19th century, were restored in 2005, and were fine examples of their type. Their restoration had been part of a listed building planning permission that enabled the owner at the time to restore the glasshouses and to build an architect designed house against the kitchen wall. The planning permission was exceptional and was subject to a legal agreement requiring the owner at the time to carry out repair and restoration works to the glasshouses, the kitchen garden and the 18th century garden wall. Mr. Baldi of Cummins Farm Cottages, Worcester, pleaded guilty to unauthorised demolition s when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court on 6 August 2015 and was ordered to pay fines and costs totaling £5,520. The fines and costs was required to be paid within 28 days and the glasshouse to be rebuilt. (Source: Droitwich Standard) Endnotes i Subsequent to the prosecution the officers of the local planning authority were interviewed by consultants acting on behalf of British Telecom to see what lessons the company could learn as its Code of Corporate Governance required any breach of legislation to be reported to its main company board. ii The local planning authority in this case made the interesting suggestion that perhaps a sliding scale of £1,000 for the first offence getting towards £20,000 for the last one might have been more appropriate. iii There were no drawings or written account (other than the list description) and no photographs of the building. Photo Credits All the illustrations have been credited where possible, but IHBC would be happy to acknowledge the source of any unspecified, un-credited or incorrectly credited illustrations in further updates. Church Farm, Nash -Aylesbury Vale DC; Woodvale Rd, Barnet - Barnet LBC; Doughty Street, Camden – unspecified; Kings Arms, Bicester – Cherwell DC; Rangemore Hall – East Staffordshire DC; Hainault Hall, Epping – author; 135 Stoke Newington St, Hackney – author; Cloncurry St, Fulham – Hammersmith & Fulham LBC; Copt Hewick Hall, Copt Hewick, North Yorkshire - Harrogate Borough Council ; Old Rectory, Market Bosworth – Hinkley & Bosworth DC; The Gables, Saldwick – Huntingdonshire DC; 31 High St, Ramsey - Huntingdonshire DC; Old Bell Inn, Ipswich – author; 35 Tavern St, Ipswich – author; 62 Kings Cross Rd, Islington – Islington LBC; 18 Holland Park, Kensington – unspecified; George & Dragon PH, Wereham – Kings Lynn & West Norfolk DC; 16 North Park Rd, Kirby – Knowsley MBC; Purleigh Rectory, Purleigh – Maldon DC; The Gondra, Chepstow – BBC Wales; Stelvio House, Newport – unspecified; Angel Cottage, Newham – Newham LBC; Cressbrook Mill, Buxton – Peak District National Park Authority; 3 Trafalgar Rd, Twickenham – Richmond on Thames LBC; Greenside, Wentworth – BookART: Sydney Newbury/Dennis Sharp; 38 Silver St, Willingham – South Cambridgeshire DC; Methodist Chapel, Dartmouth – The Magistrate magazine; 33 Union St, London SE1 – Southwark LBC; Lanrick Castle, Doune – Stirling Civic Trust/BBC Scotland; Staley Hall, Tameside – Manchester Evening News; 72 Plains of Waterloo, Ramsgate – unspecified; Caretaker’s Cottage, Brandlehow School, Putney – Wandsworth BC; Montague Arms, Roehampton – Wandsworth BC; 24 Castle St, Fareham – Waverley DC; 67 Dean St, Soho – Westminster CC.