Help Protect Colchester’s Local Heritage
Colchester Borough Council is undertaking the annual review of Colchester's Local List and is calling for feedback from the local community on any buildings or assets that they feel should be included or removed from the list.
Colchester's rich history is reflected in the diversity of historic buildings and assets found throughout the Borough, but not all of these heritage structures currently have legal protection. To provide better protection, the Council worked with a panel of local historic building experts to prepare Colchester's first Local List in 2011.
A Local List is a list of heritage assets that, although not suitable for designation nationally as a Listed Building, are considered historically or architecturally important at a local level. These buildings are valued by the local community and make a significant contribution to the character and setting of Colchester and the surrounding villages.
The List currently helps to protect approximately 742 buildings and assets that are considered historically or architecturally locally important.
The Council is starting the third review of Colchester's Local List and is now inviting residents to submit proposals to add or remove new buildings and assets.
The Local List can include a range of historic assets from individual buildings, whole streetscapes or individual features on buildings such as railings, lamp posts or even post boxes.
Any person or group can put forward a building or asset for inclusion or removal on the Local List. Residents should submit their proposals to the Spatial Policy team at the Council,* along with any supporting information by Friday 13 February 2015.