Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

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The Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest refers to official lists of monuments in the United Kingdom . The legal basis, responsible organization and classification vary depending on the region.

England and Wales

The planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 is the legal basis for monument protection . In England, Historic England (until 2015 English Heritage ) is responsible for maintaining the National Heritage List for England ; inclusion in the list is made by decision of the responsible minister. In Wales, Cadw tops the list. The classification is done according to the following scheme:

Grade I.
Buildings of extraordinary, partly international importance. ( English Grade I buildings are of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important. )
Grade II *
Particularly important buildings of general interest. (Engl. Grade II * buildings are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. )
Grade II
Buildings of national importance and special interest. (Engl. Grade II buildings are nationally important and of special interest. )

In England, 2.5% of the structures on the Statutory List are classified as Grade I, 5.5% as Grade II * and the remaining 92% as Grade II.

Scotland

The legal basis is the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 . The list of monuments is maintained by Historic Scotland and distinguishes between the following categories:

Category A
Buildings of national or international importance due to their architecture or history or beautiful and little changed examples of a special period, style or type of building. (Eng. Buildings of national or international importance, either architectural or historic, or fine little-altered examples of some particular period, style or building type. )
Category B
Buildings of regional or more than local importance or important examples of a specific period, architectural style or type of building, even if they have been modified. (Eng. Buildings of regional or more than local importance, or major examples of some particular period, style or building type which may have been altered. )
Category C
Buildings of local importance, less valuable examples of any period, style or type of building, preserved in the original or only slightly changed; and simple traditional buildings that fit well into an ensemble with other buildings of categories A and B. (Eng. Buildings of local importance, lesser examples of any period, style, or building type, as originally constructed or moderately altered; and simple traditional buildings which group well with others in categories A and B. )

Approximately 8% of all listed buildings in Scotland are classified in Category A, around 50% in Category B and the remaining approximately 42% in Category C.

Northern Ireland

The legal basis is The Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 . The list of monuments is drawn up by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and classifies the structures as follows:

Grade A
Structures of national importance, including both outstanding large buildings and good smaller, little-modified examples of an important style or era. (Engl. Buildings of national importance including both outstanding grand buildings and the fine, little altered example of some important style or date. )
Grade B +
Structures that cannot be classified as Grade A only because of relatively minor defects such as weaknesses in the design or additions or changes of inferior quality. In addition, buildings that stand above the broad mass of Grade B buildings due to their unusual interior design or other properties. (Eng. Buildings that might have merited A status but for relatively minor detracting features such as impurities of design, or lower quality additions or alterations. Also buildings that stand out above the general mass of grade B1 buildings because of exceptional interiors or some other features . )
Grade B1 and Grade B2
Buildings of local importance or good examples of a particular era or architectural style. Some degree of change or imperfection is acceptable. (Eng. Buildings of local importance or good examples of some period of style. Some degree of alteration or imperfection may be acceptable. )

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ What Are Listed Buildings? In: British Listed Buildings website. Retrieved October 16, 2018 .
  2. ^ A Review of existing information for Scotland's Historic Environment Audit (SHEA). (PDF; 1.3 MB) Historic Scotland , December 20, 2016, p. 79 , accessed on November 28, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Historic buildings and monuments ( s )