Listed Buildings: Defibrillators
2026-06-21 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 11876 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration he has given to exempting externally mounted defibrillators from planning and listed buildings regulations.
Answer
In most cases, installing a defibrillator will not require planning permission. Listed building consent may be required where installation affects a listed building’s special historic or architectural character. My Department has made no specific assessme...