Listed buildings
Statutory Listed Buildings
These are buildings, objects or structures considered to be of special architectural or historic interest, which need to be preserved for future generations. The list is compiled by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) following advice from English Heritage. Statutory listed buildings are protected by legislation in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
Statutory Listed Buildings – July 2011
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There are currently 2155 Statutory Listed Buildings within The London Borough of Barnet. If a building is listed, consent may be required prior to making alterations to it, internally or externally. To discuss making alterations to these buildings, please contact the Urban Design and Conservation Team, using the contact details opposite, in the first instance.
Applying for Listed Building Consent
Applications for Listed Building Consent are made to the Council in a similar way to normal planning applications using a Listed Building Application form (PDF 243KB).
English Heritage gives advice to local authorities on certain categories of application for planning permission and listed building consent.
Please view general guideline notes (PDF 45 KB) and Barnet's own Guidance notes for applications for Listed Building or Conservation Area Consent (PDF 204 KB) to assist you in making your application.
It is a criminal offence to demolish, alter or extend a listed building without first obtaining listed building consent.
If you also need planning permission for your proposal then the two applications can be submitted together. There is no fee for the Listed Building Consent application. You can also apply for permission using the Planning Portal
Locally Listed Buildings
This is a list of buildings of local architectural or historic interest. These are buildings considered by the Council to be of importance to the borough’s heritage and townscape character. Locally listed buildings are not subject to the same protection as Statutory Listed Buildings; however, the Council will seek to ensure that their special character is protected and enhanced.
Locally Listed Buildings (Updated January 2011) (PDF 564KB).
Please contact The Urban Design and Heritage Team using the contact details opposite for further information.
Scheduled Monument Consent
The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 provides for nationally important archaeological sites to be statutorily protected as Scheduled Ancient Monuments.
The scheduling of a monument means that permission - 'Scheduled Monument Consent' (SMC) - is required for works affecting that monument.
The two scheduled Ancient Monuments in the borough are the Brockley Hill Romano-British Pottery in Edgware and the Manor House, East End Road, Finchley.
For further information, please use the contact details opposite.
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