Policy information sourced from the Braintree District Council Local Plan 2013-2033.

LPP 58: Demolition of Listed Buildings or Structures.

Consent for the partial or total demolition of a listed building or structure will only be granted in the most exceptional circumstances where all the following criteria are fully satisfied:

  • All reasonable efforts have been made to sustain existing uses, find viable new uses through appropriate marketing or secure preservation through an alternative ownership, and that these efforts have failed;
  • The demolition is demonstrably unavoidable for structural safety reasons;
  • The redevelopment of the site would provide an extraordinary benefit for the local area which would decisively outweigh the loss resulting from demolition;
  • Demolition works are made conditional upon planning permission being granted and a contract agreed for when redevelopment is intended;
  • Appropriate specialist recording is carried out prior to demolition.

For more information, please visit Braintree District Council’s Local Plan here.