Listed building consent
We undertake listed building consent applications for residential and commercial clients.
Our work can involve specifying and justifying a re-rendering of an earthen fabric building to prevent structural failure, the replacement of cement mortars with lime mortar on historic buildings, through to much larger and more complex instructions. An application for listed building consent will require a heritage impact assessment along with drawings (if required) provided by the architect and/or engineer, and input from the local authority building control team if the work is notifiable to them.
What is listed building consent?
Listed Building Consent is a type of planning control that protects buildings of special architectural or historic interest. It is in addition to any planning regulations that would normally apply if the building were not listed and seeks to prevent the unrestricted demolition, alteration, or extension of a listed building which is likely to affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest, without the express consent of the Local Planning Authority.
A building is designated as listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 if it is deemed to have exceptional architectural, historic special interest, or group value.
It is a common misconception that ‘only the front’ or ‘only the outside’ is listed. The whole building is covered by that listing, inside and out, front and back. The listed status also includes any modern alterations and any extensions that are attached to the building, and any modern additions (such as internal doors or fireplaces).
Any buildings, objects, or structures which formed part of the land associated with, or belonging to, the principal building at the time of listing are considered to be within the ‘curtilage’ of the listed building and are therefore considered to be part of it. Buildings or structures that date from after 1st July 1948, and which are unattached to the listed building, are generally not considered curtilage listed. Typically, structures covered by curtilage listing might include walls, gates, railings, gatehouses, stables, urns, statues, and so forth. It is important to ensure that any work that has been undertaken by the vendor and previous occupants has received Listed Building Consent.
The above picture is London's oldest house. 1658 and GI listed that we surveyed with Heritage House in June 2021.