preservation order

Frequency: 6.53.8 per million words

A legal notice to protect a building or area from demolition or alteration.

preservationPRESERVATION + NOUN

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order

Examples (10)

  • The council issued a preservation order to save the Victorian villa.
  • Many old trees in the park are protected by a preservation order.
  • If a preservation order is in place, you cannot demolish the structure.
  • They are campaigning for a preservation order on the local library.
  • The developer was fined for violating the preservation order.
  • Has the government placed a preservation order on this woodland?
  • A preservation order ensures that the historic character of the street remains.
  • The local authority has placed a preservation order on the building.
  • The community group is seeking a preservation order for the ancient oak tree.
  • Without a preservation order, the landmark would have been destroyed years ago.