August
2003
Restoration - Listed buildings
This
page has been prepared by the Suffolk Action team
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Listing
grades
A statutory list of listed buildings is kept by each local authority
which gives the address and identification of all listed buildings.
There are three grades of listed buildings:
Grade 1 which is about 2% of listed buildings
Grade 2* which is about 4% of listed buildings Grade 2
represents the rest.
Local authorities keep a list of non-statutory buildings of local
interest. This is sometimes referred to as Grade 3 but they
are not listed buildings.
Grading reflects the relative importance of the buildings but is
of no legal significance.
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Which
buildings are listed?
All buildings pre 1700 are listed. Most buildings between 1700 and
1840 are listed although some selection is made. There is more selection
of buildings after 1840.
Buildings which are less than 30 years-old are only listed if they
are of architectural significance.
The listing of a building covers the whole of the building and the
land it stands on which can include some boundary structures. Listing
may also protect adjacent buildings if they were erected before
1st July 1948.
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Repairs
Any work carried out inside or outside a listed building which may
affect its 'special interest' requires Listed Building Consent.
Consent is needed for major work such as extensions and minor work
such as painting.
Any repairs carried out with materials which match any damaged ones
do not usually require consent but it is worth checking with the
conservation department of your local council before you start.
The owner of a listed building has a duty to keep the building in
a reasonable state of repair. If a building is deliberately neglected,
the local council can serve a summons or formal notice to force
the owner to carry out any necessary repairs.
Insurance
Insurance
on listed buildings should provide for recovery from the worst case
scenario. It should cover the cost to rebuild the entire building
using traditional materials and methods of construction.
Change of use of an historic building checklist:
www.spab.org.uk/publications
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