It definitely isn't - protection is often the first step to a building falling in to decay. That way you can get it delisted, hopefully. This dilapidated mill

It definitely isn't - protection is often the first step to a building falling in to decay. That way you can get it delisted, hopefully. This dilapidated mill was in horrible shape in street view 8 years ago, and since then has rotted even further. It's dangerous and hideous, but it's "protected" so it remains a huge burden on the town. It's illegal to tear it down. You'd be a moron to put any money in to instead of just building something else. But the heritage fetishists won't delist it so it remains, an eyesore and attractive nuisance, which does wonders for liability insurance no doubt. https://goo.gl/maps/r2STVqbRMLmbhDY3A https://goo.gl/maps/r2STVqbRMLmbhDY3A Hell, imagine if we had protected status for codebases. "You could rewrite this from scratch but dammit you're going to keep this in jQuery because that's our heritage!