Listed Buildings & Curtilage

Working out the curtilage and its extent has often sent people into something of a spin. It can be challenging to get to the bottom of how to interpret the law which provides that buildings and other structures pre-dating July 1948 contained within the curtilage of a listed building should be afforded the same protection as the listed building itself.

Historic England have issued this new advice note which also provides hypothetical examples to assist in working through assessments for domestic, commercial, industrial and farm applications. It is based on the current legislative provision in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (s1(5)) and consideration of various listed buildings and curtilage in legal cases.

Full version is currently available at https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/latest-guidance/#Section1Text