How can I get a building listed or delisted

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) (www.culture.gov.uk) 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 cannot 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. 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 the Local Authority

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.

What information does listing include

The Statutory List includes a description of each building, which may refer to some, but not all, important features of an historic building. Every part of 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 does not mean that it is not of interest and it is still part of the listed building.