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 Conservation Team 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