Listed Buildings What is a Listed Building?

A 'listed' building is a building which has been included in a statutory list of buildings of Special Architecture or Historic Interest prepared by the Department of Culture, Media & Sport following the recommendation of Inspectors from English Heritage. Requests to list a building or structure should be made to the Heritage Protection Team of English Heritage.as this is not a function of the District Council There are more than 1850 listed buildings within the Malvern Hills District which include churches, farm buildings and cottages to bridges, milestones telephone kiosks and gates. For further guidance on listed buildings see our leaflet "What is a  Listed Building" This is a link to a PDF file. (33.02 KB).



Council House

Flooding in Historic Buildings This is a link to a PDF file. (201.76 KB)

Further Advice and Information

District Council officers are available to provide general information on listed building legislation, procedure and Local Plan policy, and general  advice on the  repair and maintenance of listed buildings. Advice on proposed demolition, extensions or alterations submitted for Listed Building Consent is given by Officers without prejudice to the determination of any future listed building consent application by the Council's Elected Members.

Application forms for Listed Building Consent This is a link to a PDF file. (0.00 byte)

Making Better Applications for Listed Building Consent

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Useful Websites
Images of EnglandWorking in partnership with over 1,500 volunteer photographers, building a digital library of photographs of England's 370,000 Listed Buildings.
English HeritageHeritage listing programme with advice about listed buildings.
DCMSDept for Culture Media & Sport - Historic environment, listing information.
Office of the Deputy Prime MinisterTo view a copy of PPG15 Planning and the Historic Environment
SPABSociety for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
Georgian GroupThe National charity for the preservation of  Georgian heritage  
Victorian Society The National society responsible for the study of Victorian and Edwardian architecture         

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