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Page 1 of 2  Listed building consent
If a building is listed, any building work will require consent, according to the Planning Act 1990. This can be obtained through the local planning authority. Even minor works, such as painting or simple repair work in some circumstances, falls under the scope of this act.
The penalty for ignoring this act is up to a 12-month prison sentence or a fine to an unlimited amount, or both. Then you can be expected to carry out, at your own expense, further works to the listed building to remedy the impact of the unauthorised works.
Permitted development rights are on the whole suspended from these buildings. Your local council conservation office should be your first port of call.
listed buiding.jpgListed buildings
Compiled by the Department of Culture, Media & Sport, with the help of English Heritage, the list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest includes castles, cathedrals, private houses, milestones and drinking fountains.
Grade I - these buildings are considered to be of exceptional interest
Grade II* - these are particularly important buildings of more than special interest
Grade II - these are buildings of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve them.
There are 370,000 or so list entries currently protected by listing, and of those by far the majority, over 92% are Grade II. Grade I and II buildings may be eligible for English Heritage grants for urgent major repairs.
Some churches are graded A, B and C, which is roughly comparable to the grades of non-secular buildings. Your local library will hold a copy of the list. A listing will identify the building or structure and some of its special features.
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