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Local List adopted by Southwark Council
The Local List was adopted December 2023.
The list includes over 1,200 buildings and structures which are important to local people in Southwark. This importance can come from a special architectural or historic interest or from an entry having value in the local townscape or as part of a group.
You can use our interactive Southwark mapsto see a map of locally listed sites in Southwark.
Over 1,000 entries were proposed for local listing by the Council during the first round of consultation between 11th August 2022 to 30th November 2022. This first round also called for people who live, work or spend time in Southwark to nominate buildings or structures they wish to see locally listed. The building owners of the sites proposed by the Council at this stage were written to and informed of the consultation.
The building owners of properties nominated by the public in this first round of consultation were written to and invited to comment on the nomination from 25th July 2023 to 20th August 2023.
Over 2,500 responses were received across the consultation periods, including over 350 public nominations. As a result of the nominations, over 200 entries have been added to the Local List.
The Local List will be reviewed annually to ensure it remains up to date.
Full details of the consultation process and responses can be found on the Council’s website.
Your questions answered
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.
How to respond to this consultation
Follow the link below to find tips on how to respond to the Draft Local List consultation.
Responding to the consultation (1).pdf
The Local List can offer protection for the buildings or structures which are important to your local area or community. We therefore want to ensure the entries on the Local List have value to the broad range of people who live, work or spend time in Southwark.
Consultation closes on the 30th November 2022.