Listing a building imposes severe restrictions on what the owner might wish to change or modify in the structure or its fittings.
In England, the authority for listing under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990[6] rests with Historic England, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, while local authorities have a responsibility to regulate and enforce the planning regulations.
Most of the medieval stonework, particularly the Elder Lady Chapel, is made from limestone taken from quarries around Dundry and Felton with Bath stone being used in other areas.
[9] Amongst the other churches included in the list is the 12th century St Mary Redcliffe which is the tallest building in Bristol.
Residential buildings in the Georgian Portland Square[16][17][18][19][20][21] and the complex of small cottages around a green at Blaise Hamlet.