Local List - Criteria for Inclusion

Any building or structure of some significant historical or architectural interest can be added to the Local List, particularly if it can be shown that it contributes to the character of an area and is valued by local people.

The following are the criteria for including buildings on the Local List: -

a. Authenticity - Buildings or structures should be substantially unaltered and should retain the majority of their original features.

b. Architectural Significance - Buildings or structures that are of local architectural value and include design qualities typical of the local area.

c. Historic Significance - Surviving examples of buildings/structures illustrating local architectural history or design and also buildings associated with:

- local historic events
- strong community or socio-economic development significance (e.g. schools)
- people
- locally or nationally important architects, engineers or designers

d. Townscape Significance - Individual buildings or groups of buildings which contribute positively to the local area - for example, key landmark buildings, notable buildings on important routes into the area, which create a vista or contribute to the skyline.

In addition, Southampton has a fascinating mix of industrial structures, housing estates, schools and other public buildings - even telephone boxes and milestones - that demand closer attention. There are three periods in the city's more recent history that are particularly, (but not exclusively) interesting, although buildings of a later date can be considered:

- 1838 to 1918 - the height of the revolution in trade, industry and transportation that saw the growth of the port and railway.
- 1919 to 1945 - which saw unprecedented expansion in the city and the growth of industries like shipbuilding and repair, aviation and the heyday of the great ocean liners.
- 1946 to 1975 - when the modern Southampton emerged, with its outlying estates and redesigned shopping and commercial heart, following the devastation brought about by the Second World War.

Please note that buildings subject to a current planning application cannot be considered eligible.