Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register
Each year, Historic England publishes the Heritage at Risk Register. The register includes buildings, conservation areas, monuments, parks and gardens that face loss through neglect, decay or inappropriate development.
Somerset has 105 heritage assets on the Heritage at Risk Register. Historic England maintains the register. These assets include:
- Tonedale Mills (west complex), Wellington
- Cloth finishing works at Tone Mills, North Range, Wellington
- Tonedale Mills (east complex), Wellington
- Sandhill Park, Bishop’s Lydeard
- Waterloo House and Manor Court House, Chard Town
- National Westminster Bank, Crewkerne
- Kilmersdon Lodges, Kilmersdon
- Madey Mill, East Street, Martock
- Former Anglo-Bavarian Brewery, Shepton Mallet
- The east Rope Walk, at Job Gould’s West of England Twine Works, West Coker
- Wellington Conservation Area
It is important to note that Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register does not include Grade II listed buildings. The register only includes buildings listed at Grade I and Grade II*.
For more information or to search the database, visit Historic England – Search register.
If you have any suggestions for additions to the register, you should contact Historic England – Suggest addition to Heritage at Risk Register.
Addressing heritage at risk at the local level – Somerset Heritage at Risk Register
The Conservation Team at Somerset Council is developing a draft Somerset Heritage at Risk Register. This will provide a more detailed picture of the scale of heritage at risk across the county. The register will help inform the Local Plan, which plays a key role in setting a positive and proactive strategy for the historic environment.
The draft register will include all listed assests at Grade I, Grade II* and Grade II. It will also include Registered Parks and Gardens, Scheduled Monuments and locally listed heritage assets.
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires local plans to set out a positive strategy for conserving and enjoying the historic environment. This strategy should address the protection of designated and non-designated heritage assets. It should also consider assets that face risks from neglect, decay or other threats.
Early findings suggest that around 450 heritage assets will appear on the draft Somerset Heritage at Risk Register. This figure includes assets already listed on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register.
The reasons why buildings, landscapes and areas appear on the Heritage at Risk Register are often complex and long standing. Addressing these issues can take time and may involve several organisations and stakeholders.
We work with Historic England and other heritage organisations throughout the year to monitor assets on the Heritage at Risk Register. We also work with owners, communities and partners to protect and enhance heritage assets, with the aim of removing them from the register.