01Havering, London
Listed building consent drawings in Havering
Havering's heritage policy backs alterations to listed buildings that cause no harm to significance, and it looks more kindly on proposals that are clearly justified. Our drawings carry that justification sheet by sheet: what the change is for, what it touches and what it leaves alone.
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02The brief
The two tests in Havering's heritage policy
The Local Plan's heritage policy supports viable uses, alterations and extensions to listed buildings that cause no harm to significance. A second passage sets out how the council reads a proposal: it is viewed more favourably when it brings clear justification, is necessary and is designed to minimise its effect on significance.
For a householder this turns into a drawing task. Each element that is kept, repaired, altered or removed is marked on its own sheet, so that every claim of necessity can be checked against a drawing and not only against a paragraph of text.
03The record
Local figures for Havering
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council supports viable uses, alterations or extensions to listed buildings, or development in their setting, that do not harm significance. | no harm to significance | No period | havering.gov.uk, Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 (adopted 2021), Policy 28 Heritage assets, part v |
| Listed building proposals viewed more favourably when clearly justified, necessary and designed to minimise impact on significance. | clear justification | No period | havering.gov.uk, Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 (adopted 2021), para 11.3.4, p84 |
| NPPF Aug 2026, policy HE5(1) | Proposals affecting heritage assets need an assessment of significance (including setting) proportionate to the asset's importance | No period | gov.uk |
| NPPF Aug 2026, policy HE6(1) | Substantial weight to the conservation of designated heritage assets | No period | gov.uk |
| Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 s9(1), s9(4) | Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictment | No period | legislation.gov.uk |
| Concessions: application types with no current fee - Listed Building Consent | 0 GBP | No period | ribblevalley.gov.uk |
| Listed building entries | 146 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary) | No period | planning.data.gov.uk |
| Grade I listed entries | 6 list entries | No period | planning.data.gov.uk |
| Grade II* listed entries | 15 list entries | No period | planning.data.gov.uk |
| Conservation areas | 11 named conservation areas published by the council | No period | planning.data.gov.uk |
| Heritage at Risk entries | 12 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England) | No period | planning.data.gov.uk |
| Listed building consent decisions (PS2) | 9 listed building consent decisions (to alter or extend) | 2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026) | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
| Listed building consents granted (PS2) | 66.7 % granted | 2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026) | assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |
A blank value means the figure has not been published, not that there are none. Check your own address with the council.
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04The drawing
The listed building consent route
How works to a listed building are consented, from the first survey to the decision.
- A What the council weighs
- Proposals affecting heritage assets need an assessment of significance (including setting) proportionate to the asset's importance
- B The weight given to conservation
- Substantial weight to the conservation of designated heritage assets
- C Havering: consents decided
- 9 listed building consent decisions (to alter or extend)
- D Havering: consents granted
- 66.7 % granted
- E Works without consent
- Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictment
05The detail
Listed entries, monuments and entries at risk
Historic England records 146 list entries within Havering: 6 at Grade I, 15 at Grade II* and 124 at Grade II. The council publishes 11 conservation areas, and the borough contains 3 scheduled monuments and 1 registered park or garden.
12 entries are on the Heritage at Risk Register. Alongside the Local Plan, the council publishes a Heritage SPD, which we read for each listed property before we draw.
What a small decision sample can and cannot tell you
Across the latest four published quarters Havering decided 9 applications for listed building consent to alter or extend, and 66.7% were granted. With so few cases one refusal moves the percentage a long way, so read it as a record and not as odds.
The consent itself has no council fee: the national table puts it at £0. Works without it are an offence under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act. Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictment.
Where a listed house meets other applications
A listed house with a hipped or tired roof raises its own questions, see mansard roof drawings in Havering, and a cellar is covered under basement conversion drawings in Havering. To see how another London council words its priority for heritage, compare listed building consent drawings in Harrow. The London-wide route sets out the steps common to every borough.
06The papers
What the drawings rest on
Flat conversions & change of use
07Correspondence
Questions
What does the justification for a change need to show?
Why the work is needed and how it keeps harm to a minimum. The written case sits in the application's statements, and our drawings are what it points to, with every retained, altered or removed element marked.
How do I find out whether my house is listed?
Send us the address. The free constraints check covers the list entry, any conservation area, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, flood zone and planning history, then we confirm the route and send a fixed quote.
Are garden buildings at a listed house permitted development in Havering?
No. Garden buildings within the curtilage of a listed building are not permitted development. They need an application, and we draw them together with the main house.
Is listed building consent free in Havering?
The council charges £0 for the consent itself. Any planning application alongside it pays its own fee, and our drawings are a fixed quote after the free check.
66.7%
granted
Listed building consents granted (PS2), Havering, 2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026). Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
08Further reading
Related pages
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09Sources
Sources and dates
- havering.gov.uk, retrieved
- gov.uk, retrieved
- legislation.gov.uk, retrieved
- ribblevalley.gov.uk, retrieved
- planning.data.gov.uk, retrieved
- planning.data.gov.uk, retrieved
- planning.data.gov.uk, retrieved
- assets.publishing.service.gov.uk, retrieved
- planning.data.gov.uk, retrieved
- planning.data.gov.uk, retrieved
- havering.gov.uk, retrieved
- legislation.gov.uk, retrieved
Licences
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
- Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Send us the address of your house.
We look up the conservation area, listing and Article 4 position, then reply with a fixed fee. A message before 3pm is answered the same working day.