listed buildingsand Conservation areas


in CHoosing buildings, partiCular attention is paid to


nSpecial value within certain types nTechnological innovation or virtuosity


nAssociationwithwell-knowncharacters or events


nGroup value, especiallyasexamplesof townplanning


tHe grades Thebuildingsare classifiedingradesto show their relative importance as follows: grade i


Theseare buildingsofexceptional interest (onlyabout 2% of listed buildingssofar are in this grade)


grade ii*


Theseare particularly importantbuildings of morethanspecialinterest (some4%of listed buildings)


grade ii


Theseare buildingsofspecialinterest whichwarrant everyeffort beingmade to preservethem(94%or500,000 buildingsare Grade II Listed)


tHe statutory list


Listsfor individual areasand copies of individual entriescan be consultedatthe Local Council Planning Department, County Council Offices, andmost local reference libraries. Thefullnationallistiskeptby:


English Heritage NationalMonuments Record Centre, KembleDrive, Swindon SN2 2GZ. Tel 01793 414600


building preservation notiCes


In areaswaiting to be re-surveyed, individual buildingswhich arepotentially listable cancomeunder threat of alteration or demolition.Inthese circumstances theDistrictCouncil canissueaBuilding Preservation Noticewhichhas theeffect of protectingthe building as fully as if it were listed foraperiodofsixmonths. During this period an assessment ismade and, if thebuilding qualifiesagainst theapproved selectioncriteria, it is added formally to the statutory list.


It is also open tomembers of the public to bringtothe Department’s attention individual threatened buildings.


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