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Listed Buildings - grants

Some limited grants are available for certain works to listed buildings although these are not easy to obtain especially in domestic situations. English Heritage targets grants to cases of real need and where a building will be used in a way which will ensure its permanent survival. There are grant schemes for:

• Urgent major repairs to nationally important buildings, scheduled monuments and registered parks and gardens
  
  
• Repairs to buildings in conservation areas where English Heritage runs a Conservation Area Partnership scheme or a Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme with the local authority
  
  
• Local authorities to underwrite Statutory Notices
  
  
• Emergency works to Listed Buildings
  
  
• Buildings at risk at any grade in London and for funding conservation plans or feasibility studies
  
  
• Repair of listed war memorials in conservation areas
  
  
• London squares
  
  
• Places of worship
  
  

These guidelines are drawn very tightly and in general, most listed buildings are not eligible for grants. In particular, applications from private householders to perform what are essentially routine maintenance works are not viewed favourably.

One other important financial consideration however is that VAT may not be payable on works carried out to a listed building under certain circumstances.