The Secretary of State will remove a building from the list
if it no longer meets the statutory criteria. This may be
because of new evidence about the special architectural or
historic interest of the building, or a material change of
circumstances (for example. fire damage that has affected the
special interest of the building). The Secretary of State
can only take into account a building's architectural or
historic interest when considering an application for
de-listing.
Applications for de-listing will not generally be considered if
the building is currently the subject of an application for
listed building consent, or an appeal against refusal of
consent, or if action by a local planning authority is in
hand. This is because both listed building consent and
enforcement appeal procedures give appellants the right to
argue that a building is not of special interest and should be
removed from the list. Where this process is already
underway, the issue of de-listing is more properly addressed in
this way.
Applications for de-listing should be made to English
Heritage in the same way as listing applications.
By telephone: 01628 685687
By email: planning.policy@rbwm.gov.uk