Get listed building advice

Find out how to get advice about physical works to a listed building from a conservation officer.

Who can get advice

The listed building advice service is for householders, local businesses, developers and other planning professionals.

How to request advice

You can email planning@lewisham.gov.uk with your enquiry, enclosing address of the site, any planning application reference that is relevant to your enquiry and other details and plans that would be helpful to the planning officer. Please include:

a plan showing the location of the site
a description of the proposed works and how these may affect the historic fabric and design of the building
initial plans/sketches of your proposals with dimensions indicated
photographs of the property, in particular of the part of the property you propose to change

or you could download and complete one of the forms below and email to planning@lewisham.gov.uk.

we will contact you within five working days to take your payment over the phone
an officer will review your materials and will send you a brief written summary of the key points within five working days of receiving the payment of the fee

Advice fees

Householder advice for listed buildings

written advice: £419.76 +VAT (Total £503.71)
written advice with one-hour meeting: £602.73 +VAT (Total £723.27)
follow-up advice: £210.00 +VAT (Total £252.00)

Non-householder

Advice relating to listed buildings for a building which is not a single dwelling house or residential flat.

written advice: £710 + VAT (Total £852)
written advice with one-hour meeting on site with conservation officer: £1,035 + VAT (Total £1,242)
follow-up advice: £510 + VAT (Total £612

The above fees relate specifically to the assessment of physical works to listed buildings, and will be chargeable alongside fees required for general planning advice, including duty planner or pre-application advice.

Listed building advice form

Pdf, 49.9KB

Disclaimer

Any planning advice given by officers, either orally or in writing in the course of their duties, is offered in good faith and is based on the information/evidence provided.

Advice is offered without the benefit of a site visit or the involvement of other consultees (not internal and external), neighbours or other interested parties. Such views are therefore the personal opinion of that officer and are not a formal decision of, nor are they binding, on the local planning authority.

The local planning authority will only be bound where a formal application is submitted and a formal decision is issued in writing.

Published on: 14/04/2026