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Listed buildings: property due diligence checklist—consent requirements, breaches, enforcement, urgent works/repairs and reporting (England and Wales)

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Is listed building consent required?

Section 7 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (P(LBCA)A 1990) in England, and section 88 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (HE(W)A 2023) in Wales from 4 November 2024, provide that no person may carry out, or cause to be carried out, any works comprising:

  • the demolition of a listed building; or
  • its alteration or extension in any way that would affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest,

unless those works are authorised by listed building consent.

Whether proposed works affect the building’s character is a matter of individual judgement, and opinions may vary between the owner, interested parties and the local planning authority (LPA). Alterations that do not require planning permission may still need listed building consent; for instance, internal changes that are not ‘development’ within section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 can nonetheless require listed building consent...

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