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Listed Buildings

Hambleton District has just under 2,000 Listed Buildings (some listings include multiple buildings or structures so that the actual number is estimated to be over this figure). English Heritage are responsible for the maintenance of the statutory list of Listed Buildings and also for the designation and de-listing process. Listed status refers not just to the building's exterior, but also its interior and, if built before 1st June 1948, any freestanding structure within the curtilage (garden or grounds) of the building, including the boundary wall. Listed buildings range from large country houses, such as Myton Hall down to individual milestones and telephone kiosks.

Within Hambleton there are:

• 43 buildings Grade I
• 84 buildings Grade II*
• 1632 buildings Grade II

Planning Information Note 1 Opens in a new window (Listed Buildings) explains how buildings are listed, how the list can be amended and the implications of the listing system. You can view the listing description for your building by accessing Listed Buildings online Opens in a new window, which is a site maintained by English Heritage. Please note that this site can sometimes be difficult to navigate as buildings change their names from time to time and the addresses used do not always match what is on the ground. If in doubt, please contact the Planning Policy & Conservation Officer on 01609 767054 or email clare.booth@hambleton.gov.uk for a definitive answer.

Further information on other heritage assets, including listed buildings can be found at the Heritage Gateway Opens in a new window and photographs of many listed buildings can be found at Images of England Opens in a new window.

Listed Building Consent

Generally, regular maintenance and appropriate repairs do not need Listed Building Consent but it would be required if the repairs were considered inappropriate.

Listed Building Consent is required for any works which would affect the special character of a listed building. Works which always require consent include the replacement of windows and doors, alterations or some works to roofs, the affixing of objects to the building, alterations to boundary fences and walls, structural alterations, blocking or making of openings, removal of historic features, staircase etc. This is not an exhaustive list and it is important to check whether or not Listed Building Consent is required. For further information contact the Planning Policy & Conservation Officer on 01609 767054 or email clare.booth@hambleton.gov.uk.

Listed Buildings at Risk

The statutory register of Buildings at Risk Opens in a new window is published annually by English Heritage and covers information on all Grade I and II* listed buildings, and Scheduled Ancient Monuments (structures rather than earthworks), known to English Heritage to be 'at risk' through neglect and decay, or vulnerable to becoming so.

The Council does not currently maintain an up to date Buildings at Risk Register, but it is hoped that this will be updated in the near future.