Homeowners in a conservation area in Wales are fighting against council rules disallowing them from installing double glazing.
Properties in Llandudno are appealing for planning permission to be relaxed, allowing them to install extra glazing and lower their heating bills, the North Wales Weekly News reported.
One resident, Cindy Atay, has been told to remove her uPVC double glazed windows and install single glazing.
She told the news provider: “The window frames were rotten and letting in terrible draughts. In one flat it was so bad that the draught in windy weather was lifting the carpet.”
Conwy County Council planning department, however, stated that additional glazing would “affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest”.
“In other Victorian resorts like Brighton, Eastbourne and Torquay they have had a more relaxed attitude and many hotels in conservation areas have double glazing,” claimed resident David Kavanagh.
One Grade II-listed homeowner in Devon told the Daily Telegraph earlier this year that as he was not allowed to install double glazing, he installed wood-framed, folding internal double-glazed shutters.
Posted by Mark Stephens
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