Gloucester's Local List

The Local List was adopted by the Council in July 2022 and comprises nominations submitted by members of the public to a volunteer selection panel. The list is subject to ongoing review and members of the public are invited to submit nominations to locallist@gloucester.gov.uk. The list will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis.

The most recent version of the Local List (9/12/22)is available here: Gloucester's Local List (PDF, 14.5 MB)

Nominate an asset for Gloucester’s Local List

Please check Gloucester’s Local List to ensure the asset you wish to nominate isn’t already on the list.

Refer to the selection criteria (PDF, 545.1 KB), and fill out a nomination form (DOCX, 66.3 KB). Make sure to include at least one recent photo of asset you wish to nominate. Please send nominations and any queries about the local list to: locallist@gloucester.gov.uk

Nominations can be made at any time. The Local List Panel review nominations annually for sign off by the council. Any nominations made after a submission cut-off point, will roll over to the next years round of submissions.

What is a local heritage list?

A local heritage list identifies unlisted and non-designated heritage assets, which have special local architectural or historic interest and contribute to the character of Gloucester. A local list provides information on the location of these assets and what it is about them that is significant.

The National Planning Policy Framework states that local planning authorities should give consideration to undesignated heritage assets:

“The effect of an application on the significance of a non-designated heritage asset should be take into account in determining the application. In weighing applications that directly or indirectly affect non-designated heritage assets, a balanced judgement will be required having regard to the scale of any harm or loss and the significance of the heritage asset.” (Para 197, NPPF, MHCLG, February 2019)

It also goes on to identify that this provides an opportunity to discover unidentified heritage assets in the process, which may form part of the historic environment record. The significance of a heritage asset can be wider than the traditional focus on historic and architectural interest and character and appearance historic and architectural interest and character and appearance. Assets may also gain their significance from economic, social, and environmental factors, which may include culture, social history, patterns of settlement and local figures.

Local heritage assets are not included in the national list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest and therefore are not protected by statutory designations. Buildings, structures and archaeological sites or parks and gardens included in the local heritage list will be given special consideration in the planning process, when decisions are made on development proposals, which affect them.

Why have we created a local heritage list?

Gloucester has a unique and rich heritage formed by historic buildings, street patterns, archaeological remains, landscape and other physical remnants of its past.

The local heritage list is made up of heritage assets nominated by the community in partnership with the City Council. These assets listed are valued as a distinctive element of the local historic environment, contributing to its character and appearance and local interest.

Gloucester is a city of continuous urban activity for nearly two thousand years. It has a special legacy of nationally significant heritage from all historic periods.

The local list aims to provide the basis for a positive strategy for the conservation and enjoyment of the historic environment, including heritage assets most at risk through neglect, decay, or other threats. Whilst being on a local list does not guarantee the protection of a heritage asset, it does ensure that the asset’s heritage value is flagged as early as possible with the development control department and that more weight is given to its conservation as part of the development control process.