listed building

British

noun

(in Britain) a building officially recognized as having special historical or architectural interest and therefore protected from demolition or alteration

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But East Suffolk Council instructed her to remove the bars from her flat at Mariners Court, in New Street, after they were installed without planning permission or listed building consent.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

It was filmed at architect Silvanus Trevail's The Headland hotel in Cornwall, a five star Grade II listed building.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

But it was largely abandoned when Mr Conner purchased the listed building, with the once-bustling party island left to grow over.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

East Ayrshire Council has confirmed that parts of the listed building would need to be demolished "as a matter of urgency".

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

It had been decreed over forty years before that the building, in appearance a small church with a spire, was a listed building of historical interest.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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