Episode 46 - Historic England & English Heritage

The podcast focuses on Historic England and its role in preserving England's historic environment, particularly for Part 3 architecture students. It details the 2015 split of English Heritage into a charity managing historic sites and Historic England, which handles listing, planning, and grants. The episode explains the listing process, architectural and historic interest criteria, and the grades of listing (Grade 1, Grade 2*, Grade 2), including what curtilage entails. It also covers delisting, alterations to listed buildings, the necessity of listed building consent, and Historic England's consultative role. A scenario is presented involving improvement works to a historic abbey site, outlining challenges, required surveys, statutory consents, and mitigation strategies.