Recept HeritageUseful links
Useful links for listed building owners
The official sources we use every day, with a line on what each one is for. Links to other sites open in a new tab.
About your building
Start here: is it listed, is it in a conservation area, and which council decides.
Our partner site
HeritageCheck (opens in a new tab)
Our partner site that lets you quickly check whether your building is listed and/or in a conservation area. It is free and only needs a postcode.
Historic England
Search the National Heritage List for England (opens in a new tab)
Find and see the official listing for your building: its grade, when it was listed and the list entry description. This is the legal record your council works from.
Postcode search
Your local council
Enter your postcode to find the council that decides planning and listed building consent applications for your address, with links to its planning and heritage pages.
Works to listed buildings
What listing means for you, and what the council will expect before you change anything.
Historic England
What is a listed building? (opens in a new tab)
A plain-English introduction to listing: what the three grades mean, and why the whole building is protected, inside and out, not just the features the list entry mentions.
Historic England guidance
Listed Building Consent (Advice Note 16) (opens in a new tab)
When you need listed building consent, how to apply and what the council will weigh up. Works that need consent and do not have it can be a criminal offence, so read this before you start.
Historic England guidance
Statements of Heritage Significance (Advice Note 12) (opens in a new tab)
How Historic England expects the heritage statement that goes with your application to describe what matters about the building, and why a clear, proportionate statement helps your case.
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