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There are a number of sources of information about listed buildings nationally and locally. This page describes how you can access information through council sources. It also provides contact information for national and specialist bodies with responsibilities or interests in listed buildings.

Council resources

On average 2-3 buildings are listed within the borough every year.

ISIS Online allows you to access a mapped data base of the borough. The curtialage, principle building, and curtilage buildings are identified and the list description is available.

National resources

The Department of Culture Media and Sports is responsible for deciding whether or not a building should be placed on the national schedule of listed buildings. They seek expert advice from English Heritage. Look under their 'Historic Environment' section for more information on their functions.

Communities and Local Government

has responsibility for the planning system nationally. It offers planning policy guidance (known as PPGs) to planning departments.
PPG 15 deals specifically with Planning and the Historic Environment.

English Heritage works in partnership with the central government departments, local authorities, voluntary bodies and the private sector to conserve and enhance the historic environment, broaden public access to the heritage and increase people's understanding of the past.
This useful website gives detailed explanations about the Listing and schedualing processes.

The Victorian Society

is the national society responsible for the study and protection of Victorian and Edwardian architecture and other arts. It was founded in 1958 to fight the then widespread ignorance of nineteenth and early twentieth century architecture.

The Twentieth Century Society

was founded as the Thirties Society in 1979. The need for a specialised conservation society covering the period after 1914 (the limit of the scope of the Victorian Society) was increasingly appreciated in the 1970s as understanding and awareness of twentieth century design was developing.

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is the professional institute which represents conservation professionals in the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The Institute exists to establish the highest standards of conservation practice to support the effective protection and enhancement of the historic environment.

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings was founded by William Morris in 1877 to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings being practised by many Victorian architects. Today it is the largest, oldest and most technically expert national pressure group fighting to save old buildings from decay, demolition and damage.