A Local List of Heritage Assets for Carlisle District
Carlisle Area has over 1,500 listed buildings, however, there are many other heritage assets of architectural, historic or archaeological interest throughout the District that do not meet the strict criteria for national designation. These buildings do however make a significant, local contribution to the historic environment and sense of place.
The Council recognises the valuable contribution that these assets make to the historic environment. Cumbrian Local Authorities received a joint grant circa £70,000 from Historic England in 2021 to assist in the development of a ‘local list’. These would be heritage assets that were not of sufficient national interest to make it on Historic England’s national list of listed buildings, but which might otherwise be of local significance. The concept of ‘local heritage assets’ is referred to in the National Planning Policy Framework, and also in Carlisle Local Plan Policy HE6, so is a well-established concept. A Local List will help to highlight those places which local communities feel to be worthy of preserving when it comes to drawing up Neighbourhood Plans or when planning applications for specific sites are being considered.
If you would like to nominate a building for the Local List, which will be considered by the Local List Review Panel, please click on the link below to enter your nomination, any queries please contact our Urban Design & Conservation Officer on 01228 817077 alternatively email - [email protected].
The Local List Panel
Once entries
are submitted they are briefly sifted by an officer steering group to ensure
that enough information is included and that the submission meets the basic
criteria (e.g. that the building is not already a listed building) for
consideration as a local list nominee. The submissions are assessed
periodically by a Cumbria-wide panel comprising elected members – generally the
‘Heritage Champion’ from each Local Authority, and representatives from
regional amenity societies. The panel’s recommendation is then made, with an
opportunity for public advertisement of the draft list, and an opportunity for
public comment, prior to adoption of the list.
The List
Buildings that
have been recommended for inclusion, and have been ratified by the panel, will
be available to view on the Local List. The List will be reviewed at least once
per year, and possibly more often depending on the number of nominations
received. The Local List will be available to view on this page once it is
ready. The List will be a living document, and will be updated periodically.