Heritage at Risk

Since 1998, Historic England have kept a national register of Grade I and II* listed buildings.

However, it is only recently that they have had the resources to be able to expand the register to include other heritage assets that are considered to be 'at risk' such as:

• conservation areas,
• registered parks and gardens,
• registered battlefields, and
• scheduled monuments.

For more information, see National Heritage List for England.

South Tyneside Council has maintained its own Grade II Listed Buildings at Risk Register since 2000.

We have recently worked with Historic England and the North of England Civic Trust, to deliver an ambitious programme to re-survey the borough's 212 Grade II listed buildings. This could not have been carried out without the help of a small army of volunteers. 

The aims and objectives of the project were to gain a sound understanding of their condition. The data will now be used to identify possible solutions and strategies to bring at risk and vulnerable properties back into good condition.

For more information, see the South Tyneside Grade II Listed Buildings at Risk report.

In South Tyneside, there are currently 13 entries in the Grade II Heritage at Risk Register, which represents 6% of the 212 Grade II listed buildings within the borough. 

This is a slight increase since the Council's last survey in 2007, which identified 10 entries as being at risk. There is no distinct pattern to the type of building or the nature of the threat, but several of the entries relate to boundary walls. The majority are also structures that are not likely to be of use.  

Where buildings are left in an underused and poor condition, there are some powers available to seek to remedy the situation. These include:

• Urgent Works Notice
• Repairs Notice

The first step is always to negotiate with owners and offer practical advice before taking any formal action.