Sam W
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Our house is Grade II listed, with the building itself being the main item of interest. We've just bought some additional land at the end of our garden and would like to add some structures to it and I'm trying to figure out whether they are going to need listed building approval.
The land is about 50 metres from the nearest point of the house, and because of the way the land lies, wouldn't have any real visual impact on the setting of the building. Historically, it was part of our garden, but the title was split when we bought the house (5 years ago, post listing). It's still on a separate title, but runs directly on from our garden. There are no existing structures or anything else of particular interest on it, it's just a large-ish rectangle of grass.
I've done enough reading round to know that 'curtilage' isn't clearly defined. There's plenty of examples that help you understand whether an existing building belongs in the listed curtilage, but I've not found any that clarify where land is likely to stop being thought of as in the curtilage. Any thoughts?
The land is about 50 metres from the nearest point of the house, and because of the way the land lies, wouldn't have any real visual impact on the setting of the building. Historically, it was part of our garden, but the title was split when we bought the house (5 years ago, post listing). It's still on a separate title, but runs directly on from our garden. There are no existing structures or anything else of particular interest on it, it's just a large-ish rectangle of grass.
I've done enough reading round to know that 'curtilage' isn't clearly defined. There's plenty of examples that help you understand whether an existing building belongs in the listed curtilage, but I've not found any that clarify where land is likely to stop being thought of as in the curtilage. Any thoughts?
