1. Legislation and Historic
Buildings: Help or
Hindrance?
Lucie Carayon
Ancient Monuments Society

2. National Planning Policy Framework

3. Structure of talk
1. Why protect?
2. The basics of protection: statutory designations
3. When things go wrong and what can be done
4. Managing change: the future

4. Why protect: beginnings

5. Why protect: beginnings

6. Why protect: beginnings
1882 Ancient Monuments Protection Act
1910 Ancient Monuments Protection Act
“Monument” defined: “any structure, erection, or monument, of
architectural or historic interest”
1913 Ancient Monuments Consolidation and Amendment Act
Ancient Monuments Board – “Preservation Orders” – Public Access
1931 Ancient Monuments Act
Restrictions on development
1932 Town and Country Planning Act
Restrictions on demolition of any building – consent required

7. Why protect: World War II

8. Why protect: World War II

9. Why protect: beginnings
1944 Town and Country Planning Act
Preservation orders to prohibit demolition, alteration or extension
1947 Town and Country Planning Act
“Building preservation orders” – Minister to produce list of buildings
of special architectural or historic interest – compulsory purchase
1953 Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act
Historic Buildings Councils – grants for repair and maintenance
1967 Civic Amenities Act
Conservation Areas
1968 Town and Country Planning Act
Listed Building Control

10. Why protect: Post-War period

11. Why protect: Post-War period

12. Why protect: Post-War period

13. Designations: listed buildings
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
Buildings of “special architectural or historic interest”
List compiled by English Heritage
Currently c. 374,080 entries in England
2.5% Grade I
5.5% Grade II*
92% Grade II
Works on listed buildings subject to listed building consent

14. Designations: listed buildings
1055 Listed Buildings
in Peterborough

15. Designations: conservation areas
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
Areas of “special architectural or historic interest”
Designated by Local Authorities
Currently c. 800 Conservation Areas in England
Works in Conservation Areas subject to conservation area consent

16. Designations: conservation areas
29 Conservation Areas
in Peterborough

17. When things go wrong: risk

18. What can be done: local list

19. When things go wrong: risk

20. When things go wrong: risk

21. What can be done: Article 4

22. What can be done: enforcement
Section 215 Notices
Urgent Works Notices
Repairs Notices
Compulsory purchase

23. What can be done: enforcement
Section 215 Notices
Town and Country Planning Act 1990
Secure improvements to external visible appearance of land or building
Local authority can carry out works itself
Can be served on any land or building, designated or not
Can be served on any land or building, occupied or not

24. What can be done: enforcement
Urgent Works Notices
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
Secure immediate works to arrest deterioration
Local authority can carry out works itself
Can be served on listed buildings and unlisted buildings in conservation
areas
Can be served on unoccupied buildings or parts of buildings not in use

25. What can be done: enforcement
Repairs Notices
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
Specification of repairs for the long-term preservation of a building
Local authority cannot carry out works itself
Can be served on listed buildings but not on unlisted buildings in
conservation areas
Can be served on both occupied and vacant buildings

26. What can be done: rescue
Compulsory Purchase Order
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

27. What can be done: rescue

28. What can be done: rescue

29. What can be done: rescue
Peterborough Cathedral
Development
and Preservation Trust

30. Managing change: the future

31. Managing change: the future

32. Managing change: the future

33. Managing change: the future

34. Managing change: the future

35. Managing change: the future