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Historic England traces its origins to the National Heritage Act 1983 which created the organization in April 1984. The entity operated under the name English Heritage until it was rebranded as Historic England in April 2015.
Historic England serves as the UK government's statutory adviser on all aspects of the historic environment and acts as a consultee for heritage assets. It does not approve alterations to listed buildings because that responsibility belongs to local planning authorities instead.
The National Heritage List for England contains registers of listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks, protected wrecks, registered battlefields, and World Heritage Sites. This database covers everything from ancient monuments to modern historic buildings dating back centuries.
The Britain from Above project digitized 96,000 of the oldest Aerofilms images taken between 1919 and 1953. These aerial photographs document the changing landscape of the nation over decades.
The Secretary of State at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport appoints members of the Commission governing board. Lord Mendoza has served as chair of the Commission since September 2023.