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Westminster's heritage assets

Find out about heritage assets and policy and see resources for researching Westminster's history and heritage.

Westminster’s exceptional heritage dates from all eras of the city’s development and reflects Westminster’s differing roles at the heart of national life and government, as a business and commercial centre, and as home to diverse residential communities.

Alongside more recent development, these tell the story of how our city has developed and provide the rich texture that makes Westminster such an attractive place to live, work, visit, study and do business in.

The National Planning Policy Framework uses the term ‘designated heritage assets’ to refer to buildings, monuments and spaces which are selected for their heritage value and protected under a range of legislation or criteria, including listing, scheduling and inscription. Westminster's designated heritage assets include:

Other buildings, structures, statues, monuments and open spaces which are not formally designated may also be of local heritage significance and a consideration in planning decision making.  

Heritage policy

Our strategy for the conservation and enhancement of Westminster’s unique Historic Environment is set out in our City Plan in particular Policy 39 Westminster's Heritage.

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Metropolitan Views PDF, 26.5 MB, 74 pages

Researching heritage assets

The links below provide further information and resources for researching Westminster’s heritage and may help applicants preparing a heritage statement to support a planning application:

Published: 19 August 2021

Last updated: 27 April 2022