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Did English Heritage's advice in this instance in any way specify that a fireplace had to be purchased from any particular source? That would be highly unlikely, and is surely the crux of the matter? Surely the issue is if marble was more appropriate than timber for that particular application? And that is an academic question, not a commercial one. I understand that there is some disagreement over that issue.

And of course the two departments are totally separate. No doubt the Scottish Secretary will be able to find that out very rapidly.

What is puzzing is the idea that a client/developer has gone ahead and ordered a fireplace without first resolving all listed building consent issues. If that is the case, then it possibly should have known better.