If you would like to nominate a heritage asset for addition to The National Heritage List for England we would be pleased to hear from you.
To apply for a heritage asset to be added to The National Heritage List for England, please use our online listing and designation application form. Using the form you can apply to:
- List a building
- Schedule a monument
- Register a park, garden or battlefield
- Protect a wreck site
The listing and designation application form can also be used to amend or remove existing records from The National Heritage List for England.
We will prioritise the assessment of heritage assets under threat of demolition, alteration, removal or salvage.
Starting your application
In order to begin your application you will need a Heritage Passport account. This account will allow you to submit as many applications as you would like, and to return to unfinished applications at any time. Once you have set up an account you can log in below.
Before starting your application please read the application checklist (PDF 65.92KB) to see what you will need to have to hand when completing the form. Our application form guidance (PDF 55.97KB) provides step-by-step guidance on how to fill out the form. Both of these documents, along with examples of completed applications showing the kind of information we need before we can begin to process your application, are available in the related documents on the right of this page.
Please note
We are unable to process applications that do not include clear, current, colour photographs of the asset (exterior and interior, where applicable), or applications that are incomplete.
Who can apply?
Anyone can put forward a building, archaeological site, park, garden, battlefield or wreck site for designation. Equally, anyone can apply for the amendment or de-designation of an existing heritage asset. Applications for Certificates of Immunity (COI) and Building Preservation Notices (BPN) can also be made; however, certain restrictions apply to these types of application, which are explained in more detail in the fact sheets available for COIs and BPNs under the Related Documents section.
Further Information
To find out if a heritage asset is already nationally designated you can search The National Heritage List for England. If you would like to search for local as well as nationally designated heritage assets, you can search the Heritage Gateway.
If you have a Geographical Information System (GIS), you can also access spatial data for designated heritage assets through our Download Spatial Data page.
If you experience any problems when filling in the form, or if you would like the form in a different format, please contact our Customer Services team.
