Listed Building Consent is required to carry out internal and external alterations to a listed building. For further information visit the Historic England website.
The best way to apply for Listed Building Consent is online using the Planning Portal which will allow you to complete the relevant form and attach your documents.
Prior to the submission of an application read Appendix C of the Wealden District Council Planning Validation Requirements Guide. You will need to submit a Heritage Statement with a Listed Building Consent application or any application affecting a Heritage Asset.
If you consider that listed building consent is not required for the works you are proposing, you are advised to confirm that in writing with the Council via an application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a listed building.
Very little work can be undertaken without the need for Listed Building Consent. Further guidance is available on the Historic England website.
Where very minor ‘like for like’ repairs are proposed, an application may not be required. Such repairs must be ‘like for like’ in all respects – i.e. materials, dimensions, design, function and finish. An example might be minor repairs to an existing timber window using traditional repair techniques.
If you consider that listed building consent is not required for the works you are proposing, you are advised to confirm that in writing with the Council via an application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works to a listed building.
Where roof repairs are required, a listed building consent application will be required when more than 50% of any individual part of the roof slope is affected, as this will trigger Building Regulations requirements. It is likely that you will also require a bat survey. View further information on Bats in Traditional Buildings on the Historic England website.