PART 4 CONSERVATION AREAS

Duties relating to conservation areas

159 Duty to formulate and publish proposals for preservation and enhancement of conservation areas
(1) A planning authority must from time to time prepare and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of any part of its area which is a conservation area.
(2) The authority must submit the proposals for consideration to a public meeting held in the conservation area to which the proposals relate or, where there is no suitable place in the conservation area, as near to it as reasonably practicable.
(3) The authority must have regard to any views about the proposals which are expressed at the meeting.

S. 159 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 212(2)
S. 159 in force at 4.11.2024 by S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(c)