A Bill to require local authorities to maintain a register of heritage public houses in their area and to make provision in connection with the compilation and maintenance of such registers; to make provision relating to planning applications in respect of public houses on such a register; to place restrictions on the sale of heritage public houses; to make provision relating to the nomination of heritage public houses as assets of community value; to make provision about the listing of heritage public houses; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
12 February 2025
The Heritage Public Houses Bill would require local councils to maintain a public register of heritage pubs in their area and provide protections for those pubs in planning. It would also set out rules for selling heritage pubs, and create ways to nominate pubs as assets of community value and to list them. The overall aim is to help preserve historic pubs for local communities.
The bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons and would proceed to committee stage and further readings if it advances.
Generated 21 February 2026
The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
