Listing and Designation

  • Wellington Arch horses
  • St Anne's Pier
  • De La Warr Pavilion
  • Castle Acre Priory Norfolk
Wellington Arch horses St Anne's Pier De La Warr Pavilion Castle Acre Priory Norfolk
 
 

Search the Heritage List

Details of all nationally protected historic places in England from buildings to battlefields are now available online.

Search  the  Heritage List

Nominate a historic asset  

Is there a building or historic asset that you would like to see protected? If so you can apply to us using our online application form. 

Protect a historic asset

Criteria for Protection

Our Selection Guidelines outline the criteria that we use when listing or designating different historic assets such as buildings, monuments and landscapes.

Criteria for protection

Showcasing Designation

These case studies show some of the historic places that we have designated recently such as schools, churches, gardens and military installations.

Showcasing designation

Heritage Protection Reform

Find out what we are doing to improve the current system of heritage protection.

More on Heritage Protection Reform

Planning Advice

Find out what steps you need to take if you want to make changes to a listed building, scheduled monument or registered park or garden.

More on planning advice