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listed building

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noun

  1. (in Britain) a building officially recognized as having special historical or architectural interest and therefore protected from demolition or alteration

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Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said six engines were sent to The Big Mill, a Grade II listed building in Mill Street, Leek, at 21:22 GMT on Friday.

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Residents of Magnet Court, a Grade II listed building in Newcastle's Gallowgate, were moved out at the "earliest opportunity as a precaution" over an issue with a wall, Unite Group told the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Another listed building on Sauchiehall Street in the city centre - which housed popular nightclub Victoria's - was destroyed in 2018, following a fire blamed on an electrical fault.

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But East Suffolk Council instructed her to remove the bars from her flat at Mariners Court, in New Street, after they were installed without planning permission or listed building consent.

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"With external advice, we have reviewed alternative proposals including those put forward by MW Eat, and unfortunately there isn't an alternate scheme which meets our responsibilities as stewards of this heritage listed building, our legal obligations and our responsibilities to manage public money."

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