In message , Tom
Anderson writes
On Wed, 20 Feb 2008, Roland Perry wrote:

In message
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at 03:27:55 on Wed, 20 Feb 2008, Boltar
remarked:
No , but in that case they should be allowed to park in their gardens if
they want, dropped kerb or not.
Why?
Because its their bloody property! You going to start dictating
what
plants they can plant in their gardens next or perhaps what type of
furniture they're allowed to buy??

Ever heard of a conservation area or a listed building? They can tell
you what colour to paint your front door.

They told a friend of mine (or her landlady, anyway) that she shouldn't
have double glazing. This seems a case of priorities not being right.
Are you sure they said "no double glazing", as opposed to no seal unit
UPVC double glazing? Conservation rules are often much more flexible
than people think. It's just that in order to maintain appearance
(usually termed "character", special steps usually have to be taken.
In most Conservation Areas (all as far as I'm aware) secondary double
glazing would be fine but this is much more expensive that the wares
peddled by Safestyle et al.
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Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

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