The Planning (Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Hazardous Substances) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006

Amendment of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990

2.—(1) The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990(1) are amended as follows.

(2) After regulation 5A (publicity for applications affecting setting of listed buildings) insert—

“Advertisement of applications for urgent works relating to Crown development

5B.— (1) Subject to paragraph (2), where an application under section 82B(2)(2) (urgent works relating to Crown development) of the Act is made to the Secretary of State in respect of any building the Secretary of State shall—

(a) publish in a local newspaper circulating in the locality in which the building is situated a notice indicating the nature of the works which are the subject of the application and—

(i) naming a place within the locality where a copy of the application, and of all plans and other documents submitted with it, will be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable hours during the period of 21 days beginning with the date of publication of the notice; and

(ii) stating the address of the website where a copy of the application, and of all plans and other documents submitted with it, will be open to inspection by the public during the period of 21 days beginning with the date of publication of the notice, and the place on the website where such documents may be accessed, and how they may be accessed; and

(b) for not less than 7 days display on or near the said building a notice containing the same particulars as are required to be contained in the notice to be published in accordance with sub-paragraph (a).

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any application for listed building consent to carry out works affecting only the interior of a building which, when last notified to the authority by the Secretary of State as a building of special architectural or historic interest, was classified as a Grade II (unstarred) listed building.”.

(1)

S.I. 1990/1519. Relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2004/2210.

(2)

Section 82B was inserted by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5), section 83(1).