Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997

66 Control of demolition in conservation areas

(1) A building in a conservation area shall not be demolished without the consent of the appropriate authority (in this Act referred to as “conservation area consent”).

(2) The appropriate authority for the purposes of this section is—

(a) in relation to applications for consent made by planning authorities, the Secretary of State, and

(b) in relation to other applications, the planning authority or the Secretary of State.

(3) The following provisions of this Act, namely—

• sections 6 to 25,

• sections 28 to 41,

• sections 56 to 58,

• section 59(1),

• section 73(2) to (4),

• section 74(1)(b), (3) and (4), and

• section 80(2),

shall have effect in relation to buildings in conservation areas as they have effect in relation to listed buildings subject to such exceptions and modifications as may be prescribed by regulations.

(4) Any such regulations may make different provision in relation to—

(a) applications made by planning authorities, and

(b) other applications.