The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has set out four options for streamlining the listed building consent system, including one option that would see developers appointing their own 'accredited agent' to submit recommendations to the local planning authority (LPA).All four reform proposals have been designed to reduce the burden on local authority planning departments, particularly for less sensitive works that would not detract from a listed building's special character, and fo...

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