Policy information sourced from the Kensington and Chelsea Local Plan

CL4 Heritage Assets - Listed Buildings, Scheduled Ancient Monuments and Archaeology

The Council will require development to protect the heritage significance of listed buildings, scheduled ancient monuments and Archaeological Priority Areas.

To deliver this the Council will:

  • require all development and any works for alterations or extensions related to listed buildings, scheduled ancient monuments and Archaeological Priority Areas, to preserve the heritage significance of the building, monument or site or their setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest;
  • resist the demolition of listed buildings in whole or in part, or the removal or modification of features of architectural importance, both internal and external;
  • require the preservation of original architectural features, and later features of interest, both internal and external;
  • take opportunities to:
    • reinstate internal and external features of special architectural or historic significance, commensurate with the extent of proposed development;
    • take opportunities to remove internal and external features that harm the architectural or historic significance of the asset, commensurate with the extent of proposed development;
    • better reveal or reinterpret archaeological remains and discoveries for the local community;
  • resist the change of use of a listed building that would materially harm its character;
  • require any work to a listed building to sustain the significance of the heritage asset and as such strongly encourage any works to a listed building to be carried out in a correct, scholarly manner by appropriate specialists;
  • require desk based assessments and where necessary field evaluation for major developments proposed in Archaeological Priority Areas;
  • require desk based archaeological assessments and where necessary field evaluation for small developments within Archaeological Priority Areas and major developments outside of Archaeological Priority Areas unless pre-application advice has been obtained from the Greater London Archaeological Advisory Service that this is not necessary.

For more information please see the Kensington and Chelsea Local Plan