Listed Buildings - Your Questions Answered
General:
Listed Buildings - A Guide to the Law and Your Responsibilities:
- Listed Building Consent
- Alteration, Extension and Demolition
- Works of Repair
- Unauthorised Work
- Planning Permission
- Pre-Application Advice
- Consideration of an Application for Listed Building Consent
- What is a Listed Building?
- Listed Buildings in Fareham
- What is the Local List?
- Historic Building Grants
- Which Buildings Are Listed?
- What do the different grades mean?
- Contacts
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General:
A copy of the Statutory List of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest is held in the Planning Office at the Civic Offices. You are welcome to visit the offices and view the list or to telephone with any questions relating to your building within normal office hours. A building that lies within the curtilage of, or is attached to a listed building can also be a listed. Deciding which buildings are listed for this reason is not always straightforward. If you are in doubt as to whether your building may fall into this category you should contact a Planning Officer who can advise you further.
Remember that a listed building can include structures other than buildings such as walls and gate pillars.
How old is my listed building?
The statutory List of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest does contain detailed information concerning the age of some buildings although in most instances gives just a broad indication of the date of construction (eg, late 18th Century). The council does have additional information on some of the more important listed buildings in the borough and copies of old maps. If you are interested in researching your property or finding out more about the history of your local area these are some good starting places for material and advice;
Westbury Manor Museum -West Street, Fareham, Hants
Tel: 01329 824895 - Westbury Manor Museum Website (this is an external hyperlink)
Hampshire Record Office - Sussex Street, Winchester, Hants, SO23 8TH
Tel: 01962 846154 - Hampshire Record Office Website (this is an external hyperlink)
Fareham Library Fareham Hampshire
Tel: 01329 282715 - Fareham Library Website (this is an external hyperlink)
Listed Buildings - A Guide to the Law and Your Responsibilities:
If you wish to undertake any work to a listed building in a manner which would 'affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest' you will need listed building consent.
Alteration, Extension and Demolition
Any works of alteration, extension or demolition, internal or external, are very likely to require an application for listed building consent. For example; the replacement of doors and windows, the fitting of a satellite dish or a gas flue, re-roofing in a new material and repointing in a different mortar type or style are all examples of work that would require an application.
Works of repair to a listed building do not always require consent provided that they are 'like for like' in detail, material and construction technique. It is always advisable to check with a Planning Officer before commencing any repair work.
It is a criminal offence to undertake work to a listed building without consent. Unauthorised alterations, often undertaken in ignorance of the law, can irreparably damage the historic fabric and character of a listed building and lead to enforcement proceedings and prosecution. It is therefore important as an owner or tenant of a listed building that you seek the advice of a planning officer before proceeding.
Permitted development rights, which make a planning application unnecessary for some minor alterations and extensions to dwellings, are more restrictive for a listed building and for development within its curtilage.
The council will provide pre-application advice free of charge. If you are unsure about the extent of listing or whether you will need listed building consent or planning permission it is important that you contact a planning officer. Contact names are given overleaf. You can speak to an officer on the telephone, by making an appointment at the civic offices, or on site if necessary.
Consideration of an Application for Listed Building Consent
When you make an application for listed building consent the local planning authority has a duty to consider its impact upon the architectural or historic character of the building and its setting. This will be reflected in the amount of detail required as part of the application and will often involve the use of specialist advice from architects and surveyors who have experience in working with older buildings. For example, the use of traditional building techniques and appropriate materials, such as clay roof tiles or timber casement or vertical sliding sash windows will be necessary to preserve the historic character of a building. Sometimes the character of the building will be so special that all but the most minor additions and alterations will be resisted by the council.
A listed building is a building of special architectural or historic interest included in a list approved by the Secretary of State. A copy of the list for Fareham can be seen at the Department of Planning and Development. The term 'listed building' includes:
- both the interior and exterior of a building whatever the grade
- any objects or structures fixed to the building
Structures within the boundaries of the property, such as boundary walls, outbuildings, gates, lamp posts and even garden statues which, although not fixed to the building, form part of the land and have done so since before 1st July 1948.
There are 435 listed buildings in the Borough of Fareham. They range from properties such as Portchester Castle (Grade I) and Cams Hall (Grade II*) to numerous other types of building, including timber framed houses, thatched cottages, churches, brickworks, warehouses, barns and other farm buildings, lamp columns, and telephone kiosks.
Many buildings have local architectural or historic interest or a local historical association but are not of sufficient merit to justify inclusion on the statutory list. The planning department keeps a list of locally important buildings and has drafted policies for their protection in the Fareham Borough Local Plan Review. Locally listed buildings do not enjoy the protection of statutory listing but the council will encourage their retention and continued use provided development proposals do not harm their character or setting.
Grants are available from the council for appropriate works of repair to listed buildings in the borough.
For further information about whether your proposals are eligible for grant aid and for details of how to make an application please contact the Department of Planning and Development.
Britain has a wide variety of historic houses, churches, agricultural, industrial and commercial buildings which contribute to the historic character of many of our cities, towns and villages. The need to preserve them is recognized in the statutory listing process.
The 'Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest' is compiled by the Department for Culture Media and Sport with the guidance of English Heritage and is approved by the Secretary of State. The list contains many different types of building which can be listed because of their age, rarity, architectural merit or owing to their method of construction. Interesting groups of buildings may also be listed. Occasionally a building can be listed because it has a close historical association with either a particular person or an important event.
What do the different grades mean?
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
- Grade II are of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them
Grades I and II* represent approximately 6% of listed buildings nationally.
For further information please contact:
Conservation Manager or the Conservation Officer
Department of Planning and Transportation
Fareham Borough Council
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 7TT
Tel: 01329 236100 - Fax: 01329 822732 - E-mail: conservation@fareham.gov.uk.
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