Listed Buildings
- What is a listed building?
- What are the different grades of listing?
- What are the criteria for listing?
- How is a building listed?
- What information does listing include?
- What are the effects of listing?
- Can I do work to a listed building?
- Can I do emergency work to a listed building?
- How do I apply for listed building consent?
- What policies apply to listed buildings?
- What can we do about neglected listed buildings?
- How do I report a building at risk?
- Can I get a grant to repair my Building at Risk?
- Listed buildings in Haringey
- Locally listed buildings
What is a listed building?
A listed building is a building, object or structure that has been judged to be of national historical or architectural interest. It is included on a register called the Statutory List of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest, drawn up by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
|back to topWhat are the different grades of listing?
Listed buildings are placed in one of three grades, which give an indication of their relative importance – grade I, grade II* or grade II. Grade I and II* listed buildings are a small proportion (about 6% nationally) of all listed buildings. They are particularly important to the nation’s built heritage as buildings of outstanding architectural or historic interest, their significance is beyond dispute. Grade II listed buildings include the majority of listed buildings representing a major element in the historic quality of Haringey.
Grading can be changed where re-evaluation takes place after damage or alteration, or as more evidence of a building’s history or architectural quality comes to light. But the statutory controls on alterations apply equally to all listed buildings whatever the grade.
What are the criteria for listing?
The following are the main criteria, which the DCMS uses in deciding which buildings to include on the statutory list:
- architectural design, decoration and craftsmanship; also important examples of particular building types and techniques and significant plan forms
- illustrations of important aspects of the nation’s social, economic, cultural or military history
- close historical association with nationally important people or events
- group value especially where buildings comprise an important architectural or historic group or a fine example of planning e.g. squares, terraces or model villages
The older a building is, and the fewer the surviving examples of its kind, the more likely it is to have historic importance. All buildings built before 1700 which survive in anything like their original condition are listed and most buildings built between 1700 and 1840 are listed.
There is a greater selection of buildings erected after 1840 to identify the best examples of particular building types and only buildings of definite quality and character are listed. Buildings that are less than 30 years old, are normally listed only if they are of outstanding quality and under threat. Buildings are not listed until they are at least 10 years old.
How is a building listed?
Buildings are added (or removed) from the list by the DCMS Listing, Archaeology and World Heritage branch, on the advice of specialist inspectors employed by English Heritage. A building is added in one of three ways:
- periodic re-survey of a borough or district
- studies of particular building types e.g. post-war housing
- spot listing of individual buildings under threat.
There is no requirement to consult the owners before a building is listed but unless an inspector is aware of a specific threat, they will contact the owner or leave a visiting card.
There is also no right of appeal against a listing and no right to compensation for loss of redevelopment opportunities.
|back to topHow can I get a building listed or delisted?
The DCMS will consider a request to review a listing providing the request is accompanied by new evidence relating specifically to the architectural or historic interest of the building. Evidence about a building’s condition and cost of repairing or maintaining it or redevelopment plans can not be considered by the DCMS. If you want a building to be listed or a listing to be reconsidered, you must write to:
Department of Culture Media and Sport
Listing, Archaeology and World Heritage Branch
2-4 Cockspur Street
London SW1Y 5DH
You do not need to be the owner of a building but the DCMS does not normally consider a request for de-listing when:
- there is a current application for listed building consent relating to the building
- there is an appeal against refusal of consent
- if any legal action is being taken by Haringey.
Any request for a listing review should be accompanied by:
- a justification for adding (or deleting) a building
- location plan
- clear up-to-date photographs
- any other historical information on the building.
There is no requirement to consult the owners before a building is listed but unless an inspector is aware of a specific threat, they will contact the owner or leave a visiting card.
There is also no right of appeal against a listing and no right to compensation for loss of redevelopment opportunities.
|back to topWhat information does listing include?
The statutory list includes a detailed description of each building. The list description may refer to some, but not all, important features of an historic building. Each listing covers the building itself and any object or structure fixed to it as well as any pre-1948 object or structure within the boundaries of the building.
Every part a building is listed, including the interior and any later alterations or additions. Even if a feature (internal or external) is not included on the description, it is still part of the listed building.
|back to topWhat are the effects of listing?
You will need our consent to demolish a listed building and for any alteration or extension which would affect its character as a building of architectural or historic interest. The need for listed building consent is different from planning permission but the process is very similar.
It is a criminal offence to carry out works to a listed building without prior listed building consent - even if you did not know that the building was listed.
|back to topCan I do work to a listed building?
Regular maintenance and ‘like for like’ repairs do not need listed building consent but it would be required if the repairs include removal of historic material or changes to its character. For example, internal alterations that include removal of historic doors, fireplaces or plasterwork or replacement of external doors or windows would require consent. However, repainting or redecoration, installing new bathroom or kitchen fittings would not normally need consent. Repair of woodwork involving piecing in new timber to match the existing would also not require consent.
|back to topCan I do emergency work to a listed building?
Emergency work can be carried out to a listed building without prior consent providing you can subsequently prove all of the following:
- that the works were urgently necessary in the interest of safety or health or for the preservation of the building
- it was not practical to secure public safety or health or preserve the building by works of repair or temporary support or shelter
- that the work was limited to the minimum measures immediately necessary
- that detailed notice in writing justifying the work was given to us as soon as reasonably practical to do so
How do I apply for listed building consent?
You will need to fill in a Listed Building Application form which is available on the Forms and Fees page on our website.
The listed building consent process is very similar to the planning process and for most cases it will take eight weeks to process an application. Advice to owners or developers and their professional agents is an important part of the listed building application process and we are available to discuss your proposal before you submit your application.
We can also give advice on appropriate methods of repair, restoration or alteration to historic buildings. If you are in any doubt, you should check with the Design and Conservation team if planning permission or listed building consent is needed before starting any work to a listed building.
|back to topWhat policies apply to listed buildings?
We seek to preserve listed buildings, their settings and any features of architectural or historic interest. We would not normally approve an application to demolish a listed building, allow alterations that would involve the loss of historic parts of the building, obscure the original plan form, layout or structural integrity, or otherwise diminish the historic value of listed buildings.
We also aim to keep listed buildings in their original use, or if this use no longer exists, in another use that causes least harm to the building. Many buildings can sustain some sensitive alterations or extensions to accommodate continuing or new uses. But listed buildings vary greatly in the extent to which they can be changed without harm to their special architectural or historic interest.
Our policies relating to listed buildings are in the Unitary Development Plan (UDP).
Additional detailed guidance is included in the Government’s Planning Policy Guidance Note 15 - Planning and the Historic Environment which is available from the external links section below.
|back to topWhat can we do about neglected listed buildings?
Not all listed buildings are cared for by their owners. In certain cases of deliberate neglect or long term vacancy, a listed building is put on the register of Buildings at Risk. The register is drawn up by English Heritage and brings together information on all listed buildings and scheduled ancient monuments known to be at risk from neglect, decay or redundancy.
We monitor buildings at risk and seek long term solutions for neglected, redundant or derelict listed buildings. Some of the buildings are the subject of refurbishment proposals and will be removed from the register when works are complete. For others, their future is uncertain or their refurbishment is associated with larger regeneration projects.
We have legal powers to serve an urgent works notice or repairs notice on a listed building owner, requiring repair works to be carried out to prevent further decay. The notice will specify the works, which we consider reasonably necessary for the preservation of the building.
An urgent works notice is restricted to emergency repairs only - for example works to keep a building wind and weather-proof and safe from collapse. A repairs notice is not restricted to urgent works and may include works to preserve architectural details but can not be used to restore lost features.
In extreme cases where building owners have not taken reasonable steps to preserve a listed building, we can do the work at the owner’s cost or compulsorily purchase a building at risk.
|back to topHow do I report a building at risk?
You can report any of the following by contacting the design and conservation team who will inspect the building and advise you what action, if any, the Council intends to take. :
- an historic building which is either derelict or not being properly preserved
- works of demolition or alteration of a listed building
- works of demolition or alteration of a property within a conservation area
Can I get a grant to repair my Building at Risk?
The Council has limited grant funds to assist in restoration and repair of Buildings at Risk. These grant funds are directed to listed buildings that have no viable use, e.g. fountains and statues. From time to time, townscape improvement grants to restore facades or install new shop fronts may also be available in particular areas of the borough. Other grants may be available from English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery Fund or the Heritage of London Trust.
You can contact the Design and Conservation team for details of all conservation related grants that may be available for your property. Their contact details can be found on our Design and Conservation page.
|back to topListed buildings in Haringey
There are currently 461 statutory listed buildings in Haringey, further details of which can be found in the attached files section below, where the listed buildings have been separately arranged by address and by grade.
Locally listed buildings
A locally listed building is a building or structure of architectural or historic interest which does not qualify for inclusion in the statutory list but which in the opinion of the Local Authority makes a valuable contribution to the character of an area.
Additional consideration from the conservation perspective is given to the alteration of these buildings and the Council will seek to ensure that the special character of such buildings is protected and enhanced. Planning policy relating to locally listed buildings is in the Unitary Development Plan (UDP). The current Register of Local Listed Buildings of Merit can be seen in the attached files section below.
|back to top| Filename | Filetype | Size |
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haringey statutory listed buildings - alphabetical.doc  | 75K | |
| haringey statutory listed buildings - by grade.doc | 96K | |
| register of local listed buildings of merit.pdf | 104K | |
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