Conditions of Use
By accessing this site, you signify your agreement with and understanding of the following terms of use. Portsmouth City Council reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time. Continued use of the website constitutes acceptance of any revised terms.
This website is the online version of the Portsmouth Historic Environment Record (HER) and does not provide all of the information held within the HER database. The information on the website is intended for general interest and should not be used in isolation.
Members of the public, students and private researchers with more complex enquiries may contact the HER to request a more detailed search of the database. See the Portsmouth HER Access and Charging Policy for further information.
The information contained on the website is not suitable for use in the planning process and all commercial contractors must contact the HER directly. There is a charge for this service.
1. "Copyright and database right in the Portsmouth Historic Environment Record (HER) and its contents are owned by Portsmouth City Council unless otherwise stated. Certain records, images, mapping, reports and other material may be subject to third-party intellectual property rights." It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that copyright and database right law is not breached.
2. You are permitted to print, copy and download extracts from the Portsmouth Heritage Explorer for your own lawful non-commercial research or educational purposes. For any other use you must obtain written permission from Portsmouth City Council. Any other use of materials on this website – including reproduction for purposes other than those noted above, modification, distribution, or republication – without the prior written permission of Portsmouth City Council is strictly prohibited.
3. It is a condition of the provision of HER data that a copy of any resulting research, including reports, documents or other publications will be supplied to the HER so that these can be made available to other users.
4. Users are requested to inform, and to make their research available to the Portsmouth HER where new archaeological sites or data are discovered as a result of their work.
5. Users are requested to make appropriate acknowledgement of the Portsmouth HER in any publication or report which has made use of its data.
6. While efforts have been made to verify the data held in the Portsmouth HER, Portsmouth City Council accept no legal responsibility as to the accuracy or completeness of data supplied, nor do they accept liability for any damages or losses resulting from the use of this data, inability to use, or for advice based on this data. The HER has been compiled from a number of sources and can only be as accurate as the information they contain. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so.
7. Some records may contain historic language which is offensive or outdated. We are continually working to improve our records and amend any such issues.
8. Links from this site to other sites are provided for your information and convenience only, and no responsibility or liability can be accepted for the content, accuracy or any other aspect of these sites. The provision of a link does not imply an endorsement of any kind by Portsmouth City Council.
9. Portsmouth City Council accepts that there may be a requirement to treat certain enquiries in confidence. Equally, the HER expects that users will not pass on information in an irresponsible or unethical manner.
10. Portsmouth City Council reserves all rights of Copyright which are owned in the material provided. Unauthorised reproduction, distribution or reuse of material protected by copyright or database right may infringe the rights of Portsmouth City Council or third-party rights holders.
11. The depiction of monuments and other features on the maps are intended only as a guide and may not be an accurate or complete representation.
12. Designation data relating to Scheduled Monuments, Listed Buildings and Registered Parks and Gardens has been derived from data supplied by Historic England and is subject to Copyright.
13. The depiction of Scheduled Monuments, Listed Buildings and Registered Parks and Gardens shown on the maps are intended only as a guide. Definitive information on Scheduled Monuments, Listed Buildings and other designated assets can be obtained from the National Heritage List for England Search the List – Find listed buildings, monuments, battlefields and more | Historic England which is maintained by Historic England.
14. Not all information in the Portsmouth HER is accessible through the website
15. We do not guarantee that our site, or any content on it, will always be available or be uninterrupted. We may suspend or withdraw or restrict the availability of all or any part of our site for business and operational reasons. We will try to give you reasonable notice of any suspension or withdrawal.
16. Information may not be disclosed if:
(a) it relates to the subject matter of any legal or other proceedings, actual or prospective (including Local Planning Inquiries);
(b) it relates to confidential, internal communications of Portsmouth City Council;
(c) it is contained in a document or other record which is still in the course of completion
17. Information will not be disclosed if:
(a) it was supplied to the Council by another party who was under no legal obligation to do so and could not have been put under any legal obligation to supply it and has not consented to its disclosure;
(b) its disclosure would increase the likelihood of damage to the environment affecting anything to which the information relates
18. Inclusion of a site in the HER does not imply any right of public access
19. These terms and conditions are governed by the law of England and Wales and any dispute shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Ordnance Survey Terms and Conditions
Use of the Ordnance Survey data is subject to the following conditions:
1. You are granted a non-exclusive, royalty free, revocable licence solely to view the Licensed Data for non-commercial purposes for the period during which Portsmouth City Council makes it available;
2. you are not permitted to copy, sub-license, distribute, sell or otherwise make available the Licensed Data to third parties in any form; and
3. third party rights to enforce the terms of this licence shall be reserved to the Supplier.