Works to a Listed Building (including alterations, extensions or demolition) will usually require an application for Listed Building Consent to be submitted to the Council. Such works may include any structural works, re-roofing, the insertion of flues, extractor vents, replacing windows, doors or glazing.

Often these works also require approval under the Building Regulations. For listed buildings, it is essential that the special architectural and historic interest of the building is protected. Certain requirements under Part L of the Building Regulations may be relaxed for conservation purposes (this is also true of non-listed buildings within a Conservation Area). If there is any doubt as to whether the works require Listed Building Consent, please contact one of the Council's Conservation Officers. Should you have queries over the relaxation of Building Regulation requirements, please contact Building Control.

If the works you propose do require both Listed Building Consent and Building Regulations approval, it is recommended that prior to the submission of either application, you should contact both Building Control and Conservation and Heritage teams to discuss your proposals.

Should you carry out works authorised under the Building Regulations but not with Listed Building Consent, and if the works are deemed to detrimentally affect the special interest of the building, it is likely that enforcement action will be taken against you.

English Heritage have produced a help guide 'Building Regulations and Historic Buildings' and 'Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings' covering the application of Part L of the Building Regulations to historically and traditionally constructed buildings.