News on Southwark Draft Local List

As the consultation enters its final month, here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions about the Local List.

The consultation remains open until 30th November.

Why has a building been nominated?

A building has been nominated for the draft local list as it has been recognised as a historic building with importance to the locality and meets the criteria for local listing as set out by the Council.

The full criteria can be found here, as well as within the Heritage Supplementary Planning Document (2021) (p19-20).

How can I nominate a building?

The easiest way to nominate a building is to use the interactive maps. Further information on how to nominate can be found here.

How can I see who has nominated a building?

The best place to see nominated buildings is on the interactive maps. The blue outlines are the candidates which have been proposed for local listing by the council.

The coloured dots represent comments or nominations left by the public. Green is representative of a supportive comment or nomination and red shows an objection to a nomination or comment which is unsupportive of the consultation.

You can show your support for comments or nominations by clicking the 'agree' button.

What’s the difference between Local List and Statutory national listing?

Statutory listed buildings are worthy of preservation due to a special architectural or historic interest at the national level. Statutory listing is managed by Historic England who are the Government’s advisors on Heritage.

Statutory Listing categorises entries into different levels of significance such as Grade I, Grade II and Grade II*. These entries are designated heritage assets and are protected by legislation. Works to them would normally require a special planning permission called Listed Building Consent.

Locally Listed buildings are not Statutory listed but are considered to be of local importance and to have significance for those who live, work or spend time in Southwark. Locally listed buildings will not be protected by the same legislation and will not be subject to the same planning restrictions as the entries on the Statutory list.

Further information on the listing process can be found here.

What Planning restrictions will be placed on my property if it is locally listed?

There will be a general presumption against the demolition of locally listed buildings.

Beyond the normal planning requirements, no additional development controls will be placed on your property if it is locally listed.

Inclusion on the Local List will not affect any planning permissions you currently have on your property.

Will I have to apply for Listed Building Consent if my property is locally listed?

There is no requirement for additional planning consent if a property is included on the local list.

Listed Building Consent is only required if a property is on the Statutory national list.

Why has a building been nominated for the local list if it already in a conservation area?

Buildings may be nominated even if they are within a conservation area as they have been identified as individually contributing to the importance of an area.

Can a property be listed without the owner’s permission?

Yes, but any objection will be given due weight in a decision by the Council about whether to include the property in the local list.

Can I appeal the Council’s decision to locally list a property I own?

Yes. Building owners can appeal the decision of the Council.

Further details on the appeals process will be made available once the Local List has been adopted.

Can I appeal if my nomination is not added to the adopted Local List?

No. There's no appeals process for nominations which are not accepted.

Nominations which are not accepted at this stage are still eligible to be added in the future and the Local List will be reviewed periodically to ensure it remains up to date.