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uPVC policy goes out of the window

The Building and Development Control Committee has voted to change the policy on replacement windows in historic parts of town.

The blanket ban on owners of historic homes in the conservation area of St Anne replacing their timber windows with uPVC was lifted at the committee meeting on Tuesday.

Residents with historic homes that directly face onto the cobbled streets will now have their applications for ground floor replacement windows considered on "appearance and design" instead of principally on material used.

BDCC chairman Matt Birmingham said the changes had come about in the wake of the Arup report recommending that planning policy be regularly reviewed.

"The existing policy on windows had been in force since 2011 and while it had given clarity to the application process, a number of inconsistencies had been identified over time due to over complexity," he explained. "The committee has therefore simplified the conditions in relation to applications for windows in conservation areas on buildings that are not on

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