Housing and Planning Act 1986

11 (1) Paragraph 7 of Schedule 11 to the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (directions as to which applications need not be notified to Secretary of State) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 7(1) (power to direct that certain descriptions of application need not be notified) omit, " other than such consent for the demolition of a building " and after that sub-paragraph insert—

“(1A) Before giving a direction under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph in respect of any description of application for consent to the demolition of a building in England, the Secretary of State shall consult the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.”.

(3) For paragraph 7(1A) and (1B) (power to except applications from direction under sub-paragraph (1)) substitute—

“(1B) Where a direction is in force under sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph, the Secretary of State may give to a local planning authority a direction that paragraph 5 or (as the case may be) paragraph 6 of this Schedule shall nevertheless apply—

(a) to a particular application for listed building consent, or

(b) to such descriptions of application for fisted building consent as are specified in the direction ;

and such a direction has effect in relation to any such application which has not been disposed of by the authority by their granting or refusing consent.”.

(4) At the end of the paragraph add—

“(3) Directions under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) of this paragraph may be given to authorities generally or to particular authorities or descriptions of authority.”.