By LPOC

Listed buildings are the cornerstones of our heritage. Their fabric is both a part of our landscape and - through its connection with the events, innovations and individuals that have shaped our history - a tangible legacy of our past. Whatever the grade, its listed status marks it out as a property of national importance or interest. This inheritance is what gives a building 'character', and keeping that character alive is what draws people to own, maintain and live in a listed property.

Living with a historical character, however, has its particular consequences and responsibilities: installing maintenance-free uPVC windows isn't an option in a listed building; for instance, and your windows are timber-framed they'll require regular care and attention. Similarly, repairing traditional lime mortars with modern cement pointing or rendering may damage your building's brickwork, while adding a damp-proof course needs particular care. And where your duty to keep the building in good repair extends to maintenance of its important features or historic fabric - such as interior paneling or roofing timbers - you may have to seek Listed Building Consent before making any changes.

In simple terms, the listing covers the whole of a building, both interior and exterior. This includes any object or structure within the curtilage which is not fixed to the building but which forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948. This would include for example, boundary walls, outbuildings (pre-1948), cobbles in a courtyard or any signs attached to the building.

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