Applying for Listed Building Consent

Oxford City Council is responsible for determining listed building applications, but in certain circumstances, particularly with grade I & II* buildings, the council is required to consult English Heritage and other statutory Amenity Groups as well as refer proposals to the Government Office for the South East (GOSE).

Listed Building Consent Application forms can be downloaded from our How to apply for planning permission page. There is no fee for listed building consent applications.

Applicants will be expected to show that the proposed works will not cause harm to the special interest of the listed building.  This will nearly always involve an analysis of what is special about the building.  Submitting this supporting information with your application is essential and will help to ensure that the impact of a proposal can be properly assessed. 

Getting a decision on your application

The Council's Planning Service is required to make a decision on your application within 8 weeks of registering it.  Usually a decision will be reached before then but if a decision is not made in time or the application refused consent you have the right of appeal to the Secretary of State.  If this happens, an inspector on behalf of the Secretary of State will be appointed to carry out an independent assessment of your proposals. 

Page last reviewed 7 Apr 2008