Exterior Alterations
Listed Building Consent is required for any alterations to a
Listed Building which would affect its character as a building of
special architectural or historic interest - see listed building
consent webpage. Exterior alterations that can normally
be carried out may require Listed Building Consent.
The following is not an exhaustive list and should you be in any
doubt that the works you propose require Consent, please contact
the Conservation Officers who will be able to advise you.
Decorative Alterations
- Rendering or cladding any part of a building
- Changes in paint colours
- Use of non-traditional finished such as wood stain
- Painting previously unpainted surfaces
- Use of textured exterior wall coatings
Fixtures
Attachment of the following items to any part of a listed
building will require consent:
- Satellite dishes or other telecommunications dish on any part
of a Listed building, or on any curtilage listed structure
- Shutters
- Rooflights
- Fire escapes
- Signs and advertisements
The above actions will almost always require consent, those
listed below will depend upon where they are located, size of the
fixture and the quality of the building. We advise that you contact
the Council for an informal view.
- Burglar alarm boxes
- External meter boxes
- Nameplates
- Door furniture
- Exterior lighting
- Infra red detectors
- Mailboxes
- Soil pipes
- Rainwater pipes
Additional information on External Additions
Satellite Dishes
- As noted above, you will require Listed Building Consent to
install a satellite dish on your listed
building or a curtilage listed building
- Proposals to position such a dish on an architecturally or
visually prominent elevation, or on particularly sensitive historic
fabric are unlikely to be supported. Where reception
availability restricts suitable positions, alternative solutions
have to be explored, such as free-standing dishes
- Certain proposals may also require the benefit of planning
permission
Burglar Alarms
- You will usually require Listed Building Consent to fix a
burglar alarm to any part of a Listed Building
- Since a part of the role of a burglar alarm is as a deterrent,
some degree of visual prominence is likely to be required.
However, this must be balanced with respect for the architectural
and historic elevational character of the particular Listed
Building, and proposals to site such a fixture where such character
would be disrupted are unlikely to be supported
Rainwater Goods
- You will require Listed Building consent to replace any
substantial run of rainwater goods, or to carry out small scale
replacement of such items in a different material or design.
Replacement with an alien material such as uPVC or extruded
aluminium is unlikely to be supported
- Historic lead or cast iron guttering, down-pipes and hopper
heads are often beautifully detailed and contribute to the
architectural and historic character of a Listed building.
Conservative repair must be considered before replacement
- Repairs and replacement of such items should always match the
existing in terms of material and detailing. A useful source
of specialist products and contractors for such work is the
Building
Conservation Directory website
- You will also usually require Listed Building Consent to
install additional guttering, down-pipes and soil pipes.
Important considerations in such applications include the impact of
such items on the elevational character of the particular Listed
Building, the impact on historic fabric such as comices, mouldings
and other decorative features, and the cumulative impact of
additional rainwater goods
This webpage was updated on
4/1/2009