Listed Buildings

A Listed Building is a building of special architectural or historic interest included in the "Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest". The list is compiled by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport with the guidance of English Heritage and is approved by the Secretary of State. A leaflet containing useful information and guidance about listed buildings is available; download a copy in pdf format (1,023 Kb) An image of a PDF logo or contact us to obtain a paper copy.

Buildings on the list are graded to show their relative architectural or historic interest.

Grade I are of exceptional interest;

Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest; and Grade II are of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve them;

Grade I and II* represent approximately 6% of Listed Buildings nationally.

There are 435 listed buildings in the Borough. They range from properties such as Portchester Castle (Grade I) and Cams Hall (Grade II*) to numerous other types of buildings, including timber framed houses, thatched cottages, churches, brickworks, warehouses, barns and other farm buildings, lamp columns, and telephone kiosks. A copy of the list for the Borough can be seen in the Planning and Transportation Department, Floor 5, Civic Offices.

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The service aims to maintain and enhance the built environment of the Borough by:

Advising the council on proposed works for the alteration or extension of listed buildings or their demolition;
Maintaining up-to-date records of statutorily and locally listed buildings and advising the Council on potential additions to the lists
Offering advice to owners of listed buildings on appropriate repairs or alterations and advising the Council on applications for Historic Building Grants