Housing Act 1974

111 Listed buildings in clearance areas, acquired by agreement

(1) Where Part III of the [1957 c. 56.] Housing Act 1957 applies to a building purchased by a local authority by agreement, and at any time (before or after the coming into operation of this section) the building is included in a list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest under section 54 of the [1971 c. 78.] Town and Country Planning Act 1971, the authority may, subject to subsection (2) below, apply to the Secretary of State (and only to him) under section 55 of the Act of 1971 for his consent to the demolition of the building.

(2) No such application may be made by virtue of subsection (1) above after the expiry of the period of three months beginning with the date—

(a) on which the building is included in the said list, or

(b) on which this section comes into force,

whichever is the later.

(3) where—

(a) an application for consent has been made under the said section 55, by virtue of subsection (1) above; and has been refused, or

(b) the period of three months mentioned in subsection (2) above has expired without the authority having made such an application,

the authority shall cease to be subject to the duty, imposed by Part III of the Act of 1957, to demolish the building, which shall be treated—

(i) in the case of a house, as appropriated to the purposes of Part V of the Act of 1957, and

(ii) in any other case, as appropriated to the purposes of Part VI of the Act of 1971.