Policy information sourced from Bromley Local Plan

Policy 38 Statutory Listed Buildings

Applications for development involving a listed building or its setting, or for a change of use of a listed building, will be permitted provided that the character, appearance and special interest of the listed building are preserved and there is no harm to its setting. Where a proposal is judged to cause harm then it will be assessed against the relevant test in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) depending on whether the harm caused is substantial or less than substantial. In the case of change of use, it is often preferable that a building is used for the purpose for which it was built, but where new uses are proposed the impact of these on the special interest of the heritage asset will be considered carefully.

Applications for planning permission that involve total or substantial demolition of a listed building are wholly exceptional and will be considered as substantial harm and will be assessed against the tests laid out in paragraph 133 of the NPPF

For more information please see the Local Plan