Listed building consent is separate
Listed building consent covers any works that affect the building's character as a building of special interest — including internal walls, fireplaces, windows and doors. It's needed even where planning permission isn't, and there's no fee.
Grade I, II* and II are all protected the same way in law; the grade affects how closely the council and Historic England look at the application.
Which permitted development rights are lost
- Outbuildings and garden rooms within the grounds (Class E).
- Solar panels and heat pumps on the building or in its grounds, in most cases.
- Fences, walls and gates around it.
- Everything else still needs listed building consent even where the planning right survives.
Your exact limits
House type, plot size, Article 4 and trees — worked out for your address.
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Get my reportCurtilage listing
Buildings and walls within the grounds that pre-date July 1948 can be treated as part of the listing — an old garden wall or coach house, for example — even if the list entry doesn't mention them.
Projects this affects
Common questions
- How do I know if my house is listed?
- Search the National Heritage List for England on Historic England's website, or use the checker, which reads the same list.
- Can I replace windows in a listed building?
- Only with listed building consent. Like-for-like repairs to historic windows are usually expected rather than replacement.