in the case of renovation, i dont believe planning committee is responsible here, unless listed they dont have that remit. the various societies and groups that exist to preserve historic buildings insist upon authentic replacment, with prohibitive costs, and the deteriment of actual...
i see a claim of £100m to renovate. that has to be utter nonsense, let them rot for that much. i suspect the intransigence of the regency society for anything other than 100% original authenticity behind this.