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Local Heritage List
Local Heritage List
Introduction
Our local heritage list is a register which identifies heritage assets that are important to the local area but are not on the national heritage list.
Assets can include structures, buildings, monuments, sites, places, areas or landscapes which are valued by local communities and contribute to the character and local distinctiveness of an area.
The local and national heritage lists:
- clearly locate assets, and show assets are significant
- raise awareness of Swale's local heritage assets and their importance to local distinctiveness
- inform developers, owners, council officers and members about buildings within the borough boundary that are desirable to retain and protect
- help inform guidance and specialist advice to owners in the objective of protecting the character and setting of those buildings, structures, sites and landscapes
- help the council in its decision making when developing local plan policy and site allocations, and in determining planning applications
- record the nature of the local historic environment more accurately
Assets included in the local heritage list are defined as non-designated heritage assets as per the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF ).
Currently there are 150 assets included in Swale’s local heritage list.
The Swale Heritage Strategy was adopted in April 2020. Developing a borough wide Local Heritage List is one of its objectives.
You can read more about our local heritage list in our FAQs (PDF 134KB).
Criteria
The criteria for adding an asset to our local heritage list is available in our adopted listing criteria (PDF 135KB).
Undertaking building work, repairs or alterations
Inclusion on our local heritage list is a material consideration in planning applications.
As well as the local heritage list, you'll also need to check to see if what you're intending to work on appears on:
- the national heritage list
- schedule of ancient monuments
- register of parks and gardens
You can search the national heritage list online, by visiting Historic England's website.
If you're going to:
- alter or repair something that's on the national heritage list, the schedule of ancient monuments, or the register of parks and gardens, you may need permission
- repair something that's on the local heritage list, you won't need listed building consent, but other permissions may be required
- alter something that's on the local heritage list, you'll need planning permission
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