There is a big case for councils having strict guidelines for what they can and can't do,
but there has to be someone in the council somewhere who goes. "hey, this observatory shouldn't really be treated the same way as a swimming pool or library"
(PsychoChomp, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 14:00, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

At the moment, Swimming Pools and Libraries shouldn't be being treated like Swimming Pools and Libraries.
Hang on, I'm going to fetch my lefty rant book.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 14:04, Reply)

I don't think they should be allowed to sell it as a private residence
absolutely. But they should be smart enough to realise keeping it occupied at a loss is still less of a loss than it being unoccupied.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 14:04, Reply)