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119Power of planning authority to issue temporary stop noticeE+W

(1)A planning authority may issue a temporary stop notice if it considers—

(a)that works have been or are being carried out in relation to a listed building in its area which involve a breach of section 88 (requirement for works to be authorised) or of a condition subject to which listed building consent has been granted, and

(b)that the works (or any of them) ought to be stopped immediately, having regard to their effect on the character of the building as one of special architectural or historic interest.

(2)A temporary stop notice must—

(a)specify the works to which it relates,

(b)prohibit the carrying out of the works (or any of them specified in the notice),

(c)set out the authority’s reasons for issuing the notice, and

(d)state the effect of section 121 (offence of breaching temporary stop notice).

(3)The planning authority must display a copy of the temporary stop notice on the listed building to which it relates; and the copy must specify the date on which it is first displayed.

(4)But if—

(a)it is not reasonably practicable to display a copy of the notice on the building, or

(b)the authority considers that displaying a copy of the notice on the building might damage it,

the authority may instead display a copy in a prominent place as near to the building as is reasonably practicable.

(5)The authority may serve a copy of the notice on any person the authority considers—

(a)to be carrying out the works that the notice prohibits or causing or permitting them to be carried out,

(b)to be an occupier of the listed building to which the notice relates, or

(c)to have an interest in the building.

(6)A temporary stop notice may not prohibit the carrying out of works of a description, or in circumstances, specified in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers.

Commencement Information

I1S. 119 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)

120Duration etc. of temporary stop noticeE+W

(1)A temporary stop notice takes effect when a copy of it is first displayed in accordance with section 119.

(2)A temporary stop notice ceases to have effect—

(a)at the end of 28 days beginning with the day the copy of it is first displayed in accordance with section 119, or

(b)if it specifies a shorter period beginning with that day, at the end of that period.

(3)But if the planning authority withdraws the notice before the end of the period for which it would otherwise have effect, the notice ceases to have effect when it is withdrawn.

(4)A planning authority may not issue a second or subsequent temporary stop notice in relation to the same works unless the authority has, since issuing the previous notice, taken other enforcement action in relation to the breach referred to in section 119(1)(a).

(5)In subsection (4) the reference to taking other enforcement action is a reference to—

(a)issuing an enforcement notice under section 123, or

(b)obtaining an injunction under section 135.

Commencement Information

I2S. 120 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)

121Offence of breaching temporary stop noticeE+W

(1)A person commits an offence if, at any time when a temporary stop notice has effect, the person carries out works prohibited by the notice or causes or permits such works to be carried out.

(2)A person may be charged with an offence under this section by reference to a day or a longer period, and may be convicted of more than one offence in relation to the same temporary stop notice by reference to different periods.

(3)In proceedings against a person for an offence under this section, it is a defence for the person to prove that the person did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, of the existence of the temporary stop notice.

(4)In proceedings for an offence under this section, it is a defence to prove that—

(a)works to the listed building were urgently necessary in the interests of safety or health or for the preservation of the building,

(b)it was not practicable to secure safety or health or the preservation of the building by carrying out works of repair or works to provide temporary support or shelter,

(c)the works carried out were limited to the minimum measures immediately necessary, and

(d)notice in writing justifying in detail the carrying out of the works was given to the planning authority in whose area the building is or was situated as soon as reasonably practicable.

(5)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

(6)In determining the amount of the fine, the court must in particular have regard to any financial benefit which has accrued or appears likely to accrue to the person in consequence of the offence.

Commencement Information

I3S. 121 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)

122Compensation for loss or damage caused by temporary stop noticeE+W

(1)This section applies where—

(a)the works specified in a temporary stop notice do not, at the time the notice takes effect, involve a breach of section 88 (requirement for works to be authorised) or of a condition subject to which listed building consent has been granted, or

(b)a planning authority withdraws a temporary stop notice after it has taken effect.

(2)This section does not apply by virtue of subsection (1)(b) where—

(a)listed building consent is granted for the works specified in the temporary stop notice after the notice has taken effect, and

(b)the planning authority withdraws the notice after the grant of that consent.

(3)Any person who has an interest in the listed building to which the notice relates‍ at the time the notice takes effect is entitled, on making a claim to the planning authority, to be paid compensation by the authority for any loss or damage suffered by the person that is directly attributable to the effect of the notice.

(4)The loss or damage for which compensation is payable includes any amount payable by the claimant in respect of a breach of contract caused by taking action necessary to comply with the notice.

(5)No compensation is payable under this section for loss or damage that the claimant could have avoided by—

(a)providing information that the claimant was required to provide by a notice served by the planning authority under section 197 of this Act or section 16 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57), or

(b)co-operating with the planning authority in any other way when responding to such a notice.

(6)A claim for compensation under this section must be made in writing within 6 months beginning—

(a)in a case falling within subsection (1)(a) but not within subsection (1)(b), with the day the temporary stop notice takes effect;

(b)in a case falling within subsection (1)(b), with the day the notice is withdrawn.

Commencement Information

I4S. 122 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)

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