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Listed Building consent

You must apply for our consent if you wish to carry out certain kinds of work on Listed Buildings within North Somerset.

Buildings are listed because they hold architectural or historic interest and require protection.

Both the inside and exterior of Listed Buildings are protected and possibly the adjacent buildings if erected before 1 July 1948.

Our permission is needed for major works but may also be necessary for minor alterations, repairs and maintenance.

Consent may also be needed for a change of use of the property while works such as re-pointing and even repainting can require consent even if planning permission is not required.

Replacement windows and doors are another common areas of controversy and strict control.

However, identical repairs in matching materials may not require consent but check with our Conservation and Heritage team before undertaking any work.

For further information about minor alterations download our window replacement and other alterations leaflet.

You also need to think about access for disabled people when making changes to listed buildings and our accessibility leaflet can help with this.

Whatever work you are thinking of carrying out it is always advisable to check before starting as it is an offence to carry out any work without our permission.

To submit a planning application please use the national Planning Portal website, where you can find the application forms and a wealth of additional guidance. Alternatively you can also download and print a Listed Building consent form which can be submitted via the postal system.

You can submit a free application for Listed Building consent at the same time as a request for planning permission.

Your application will be considered in the same way as a planning application and we will approve, approve with conditions or refuse the application.

In certain situations your proposal may need to be sympathetically altered to suit the circumstances

The same rights to appeal exist against a refusal or
conditions as for other planning applications.