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01Hillingdon, London

Listed building consent drawings in Hillingdon

Hillingdon requires a Heritage Statement with every application for a listed building, and it refuses proposals that harm the building's setting. Our drawings give that statement something exact to refer to: the existing fabric, the proposal and the setting in plan, section and elevation.

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    02The brief

    Hillingdon's three tests

    The council's Part 2 Development Management Policies set the tests. Consent and permission are given only where significance is kept: in short, retain significance. Applications carry a statement of the building's history and the effect of the work, and the rule is Heritage Statement required. A proposal that harms the setting of a listed building will not be granted: no harm to setting.

    The setting test is the one householders overlook. It reaches beyond the walls, so a garden room, a boundary wall or an outbuilding in the grounds can affect the building's setting.

    Upper floors of a large yellow-brick Victorian house in London with chimney pots
    Pencil resting on a dimensioned technical drawing beside a scale rule
    Photograph: Sven Mieke

    03The record

    Local figures for Hillingdon

    Figures with their unit, period and source
    MeasureValuePeriodSource
    LBC and planning permission only where significance retained and works suit fabric, integrity, spatial quality and layout.retain significanceNo periodhillingdon.gov.uk, Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 Development Management Policies 2020, Policy DMHB 2 A
    Applications must include a Heritage Statement showing understanding of the building and impact on significance.Heritage Statement requiredNo periodhillingdon.gov.uk, Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 Development Management Policies 2020, Policy DMHB 2 B
    Proposals harmful to the setting of a listed building will not be granted.no harm to settingNo periodhillingdon.gov.uk, Hillingdon Local Plan Part 2 Development Management Policies 2020, Policy DMHB 2 D
    NPPF Aug 2026, policy HE5(1)Proposals affecting heritage assets need an assessment of significance (including setting) proportionate to the asset's importanceNo periodgov.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 indictmentNo periodlegislation.gov.uk
    Concessions: application types with no current fee - Listed Building Consent0 GBPNo periodribblevalley.gov.uk
    Listed building entries436 list entries (Historic England, within the LPA boundary)No periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Grade I listed entries9 list entriesNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Grade II* listed entries29 list entriesNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Conservation areas33 named conservation areas published by the councilNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Article 4 directions150 Article 4 directions published by the councilNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Tree preservation orders731 tree preservation orders published by the councilNo periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Heritage at Risk entries45 Heritage at Risk Register entries within the LPA boundary (Historic England)No periodplanning.data.gov.uk
    Listed building consent decisions (PS2)25 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)96 % granted2025 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.

    Hillingdon7 neighbouring councils
    Councils bordering Hillingdon

    04The drawing

    The listed building consent routeA, 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, Hillingdon: consents decided: 25 listed building consent decisions (to alter or extend). D, Hillingdon: consents granted: 96 % 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 indictmentSurvey and significanceHeritage statementDrawings and scheduleCouncil decisionABCDE

    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 Hillingdon: consents decided
    25 listed building consent decisions (to alter or extend)
    D Hillingdon: consents granted
    96 % 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
    The listed house in its terrace3D
    Scroll the page: the model turns with it.

    05The detail

    What the statement leans on

    A Heritage Statement describes significance in words. The officer then checks those words against our sheets: the survey of the existing house, a proposed plan marked for retained and new fabric, and the elevations that show the change against the street or garden. We draw the sheets the statement relies on, and we list anything the statement still needs.

    Proposals affecting heritage assets need an assessment of significance (including setting) proportionate to the asset's importance. That national test applies in Hillingdon as it does everywhere.

    Layers stacked on one property

    Historic England records 436 list entries here, with 9 at Grade I and 29 at Grade II*. The council publishes 33 conservation areas and 150 Article 4 directions, and 45 entries are on the Heritage at Risk Register.

    It also publishes 731 tree preservation orders, which matter when work in the grounds of a listed house touches a protected tree. Checking all of these layers together is the first step of our free constraints check.

    How past applications were decided

    In the latest four published quarters Hillingdon decided 25 listed building consent applications to alter or extend and granted 96%. That records earlier cases and does not predict yours. The council's fee for the consent is £0.

    Works without consent are an offence. Works without consent: up to 6 months' imprisonment or a fine on summary conviction; up to 2 years or a fine on indictment.

    Neighbouring applications and boroughs

    Roof changes to a listed house in this borough are limited, as set out in mansard roof drawings in Hillingdon, and the council's basement policy treats listed houses firmly: see basement conversion drawings in Hillingdon. For the next borough east, read listed building consent drawings in Harrow.

    Planning sheet for a single-storey rear extension: proposed ground floor plan and rear elevation, with the Property Architecture title block
    Sample drawing. Proposed plan and rear elevation from a planning application set, sheet 03 at 1:50.

    06The papers

    What the drawings rest on

    Red-brick mansion blocks and shopfronts on a street cornerMeasured surveys
    Photograph: Tom McCarten
    Building regulations section through a rear extension, with the roof, floor, wall and foundation build-ups labelled
    Sample drawing. Section A-A with the build-ups building control checks, sheet 07 at 1:50.

    07Correspondence

    Questions

    Does a listed house in Hillingdon need a Heritage Statement?

    Yes. The council's policy is Heritage Statement required. We draw the plans, sections and elevations that the statement refers to.

    Can I add a basement under a listed house in Hillingdon?

    The council's basement policy does not permit basements in listed buildings. The reasoning is on basement conversion drawings in Hillingdon.

    Do trees affect a listed building application?

    They can. The council publishes 731 tree preservation orders, and we check your grounds for a protected tree during the free constraints check.

    Is there a fee for the consent?

    No council fee: £0 in the national table. Our drawings are a fixed quote after a free check.

    Rows of brick terraced houses and gardens on a residential street

    96%

    granted

    Listed building consents granted (PS2), Hillingdon, 2025 Q2 to 2026 Q1 (1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026). Source: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk

    Photograph: Altaf Shah

    08Further reading

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    09Sources

    Sources and dates

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