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Tewkesbury Civic SocietyProtecting Tewkesbury's Architectural Heritage and ensuring today's developments add positively to it.
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Policies
National and Local Heritage Lists
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National Heritage list
Listing marks and celebrates a building's special architectural and historic interest, and also brings it under the consideration of the planning system, so that it can be protected for future generations.
The older a building is, and the fewer the surviving examples of its kind, the more likely it is to be listed. |
The general principles are that all buildings built before 1700 which survive in anything like their original condition are likely to be listed, as are most buildings built between 1700 and 1850. Particularly careful selection is required for buildings from the period after 1945. Buildings less than 30 years old are not normally considered to be of special architectural or historic interest because they have yet to stand the test of time.
Categories of listing:
Surprisingly the total number of listed buildings is not known, as one single entry on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE) can sometimes cover a number of individual units, such as a row of terraced houses. However, it is estimated that there are around 500,000 listed buildings on the NHLE.
Listing is not a preservation order, preventing change. It does not freeze a building in time, it simply means that listed building consent must be applied for in order to make any changes to that building which might affect its special interest.
Click on the image below to read more, including selection criteria and nomination procedures, searches, etc.
Categories of listing:
- Grade I buildings are of exceptional interest, only 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I
- Grade II* buildings are particularly important buildings of more than special interest; 5.8% of listed buildings are Grade II*
- Grade II buildings are of special interest; 91.7% of all listed buildings are in this class and it is the most likely grade of listing for a home owner.
Surprisingly the total number of listed buildings is not known, as one single entry on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE) can sometimes cover a number of individual units, such as a row of terraced houses. However, it is estimated that there are around 500,000 listed buildings on the NHLE.
Listing is not a preservation order, preventing change. It does not freeze a building in time, it simply means that listed building consent must be applied for in order to make any changes to that building which might affect its special interest.
Click on the image below to read more, including selection criteria and nomination procedures, searches, etc.
Tewkesbury town has an extraordinary number (376) of listed buildings.
Click on the image to link to Tewkesbury’s listed buildings on the British Listed Buildings website.
Below is a map of Tewkesbury from the Historic England website where each dot shows the site of a listed building or structure
The Society believes that there is a lack of knowledge about what owners or tenants of listed buildings can and cannot do to the structure or things within its curtilage. We feel that better information should be made available not just to owners and tenants but to Estate Agents, Builders etc. We will explore these ideas with TBC.
Local Heritage List
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Local heritage listing is a means for a community and a local authority to jointly identify heritage assets that are valued as distinctive elements of the local historic environment. The Local Heritage List identifies those heritage assets that are not protected by statutory designations. A Local Heritage List provides clarity on the location of these assets and what it is about them that is significant. Their local interest could be related to the social and economic history of the area, individuals of local importance, settlement patterns or the age, design and style of buildings. They are NOT Listed Buildings.
The Local Heritage List is not restricted to buildings. It may comprise sites, places or areas such as village greens or ponds. It may include structures such as bridges and sluices, and historic street furniture such as letterboxes, signposts or telephone boxes. Local Heritage Assets are not given any protection through Law, but TBC do encourage the use of appropriate materials and design. The general "rule of thumb" is that repairs should be undertaken on a like-for-like basis. |
As might be expected, there is a particular concentration in Tewkesbury and so far around 40 candidate buildings have been identified in the parish, further suggestions would be welcome.
Candidate criteria could be:
Age
The age of an asset may be an important criterion and the age range can be adjusted to take into account distinctive local characteristics
Rarity
Appropriate for all assets, as judged against local characteristics.
Aesthetic value
The intrinsic design value of an asset relating to local styles, materials or any other distinctive local characteristics.
Group value
Groupings of assets with a clear visual, design or historic relationship.
Evidential value
The significance of a local heritage asset of any kind may be enhanced by a significant contemporary or historic written record.
Historic association
The significance of a local heritage asset of any kind may be enhanced by a significant historical association of local or national note, including links to important local figures.
Archaeological interest
This may be an appropriate reason to designate a locally significant asset on the grounds of archaeological interest if the evidence base is sufficiently compelling and if a distinct area can be identified.
Designed landscapes
Relating to the interest attached to locally important designed landscapes, parks and gardens.
Landmark status
An asset with strong communal or historical associations, or because it has especially striking aesthetic value, may be singled out as a landmark within the local scene.
Social and communal value
Relating to places perceived as a source of local identity, distinctiveness, social interaction and coherence; often residing in intangible aspects of heritage contributing to the ‘collective memory’ of a place.
The age of an asset may be an important criterion and the age range can be adjusted to take into account distinctive local characteristics
Rarity
Appropriate for all assets, as judged against local characteristics.
Aesthetic value
The intrinsic design value of an asset relating to local styles, materials or any other distinctive local characteristics.
Group value
Groupings of assets with a clear visual, design or historic relationship.
Evidential value
The significance of a local heritage asset of any kind may be enhanced by a significant contemporary or historic written record.
Historic association
The significance of a local heritage asset of any kind may be enhanced by a significant historical association of local or national note, including links to important local figures.
Archaeological interest
This may be an appropriate reason to designate a locally significant asset on the grounds of archaeological interest if the evidence base is sufficiently compelling and if a distinct area can be identified.
Designed landscapes
Relating to the interest attached to locally important designed landscapes, parks and gardens.
Landmark status
An asset with strong communal or historical associations, or because it has especially striking aesthetic value, may be singled out as a landmark within the local scene.
Social and communal value
Relating to places perceived as a source of local identity, distinctiveness, social interaction and coherence; often residing in intangible aspects of heritage contributing to the ‘collective memory’ of a place.
When priorities allow, TBC will construct a list accessible by the public on their website.
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More information on the Local Heritage List can be found on the Civic Voice website by clicking on the picture.
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