ABSTRACT
The basis for the listing system is section 1(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas) Act 1990. This simply states that
For the purposes of this Act and with a view to the guidance of local planning authorities in the performance of their functions under this Act and the principal Act in relation to buildings of special architectural or historic interest, the Secretary of State shall compile lists of such buildings, or approve, with or without modifications, such lists compiled by the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England…or by other persons or bodies of persons, and may amend any list so compiled or approved…
From this, it is easy enough to infer what a list is: but how to define a building?
