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<Text>In this Act, “<Term id="term-development">development</Term>” has the same meaning as it has in TCPA 1990, subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4).</Text>
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<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/3/section/133/2/enacted" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2024/3/section/133/2" id="section-133-2">
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<Text>For the purposes of this Act—</Text>
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<Text>the conversion of a generating station with a view to its being fuelled by crude liquid petroleum, a petroleum product or natural gas is treated as a material change in the use of the generating station;</Text>
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<Text>an increase in the permitted use of an airport is treated as a material change in the use of the airport.</Text>
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<Text>For the purposes of this Act, the following works are taken to be development (to the extent that they would not be otherwise)—</Text>
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<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
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<Text>works for the demolition of a listed building or its alteration or extension in a way that would affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest;</Text>
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<Text>works for the demolition of a building in a conservation area;</Text>
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<Text>works resulting in the demolition or destruction of or any damage to a scheduled monument;</Text>
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<Text>works for the purpose of removing or repairing a scheduled monument or any part of it or making any alterations or additions to the monument or any part of it;</Text>
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<Text>flooding or tipping operations on land in, on or under which a scheduled monument is situated.</Text>
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<Text>For the purposes of this Act, “<Term id="term-development">development</Term>” includes operations and changes of use in the sea and other areas covered with waters.</Text>
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<Text>In this section—</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-conservation-area">conservation area</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>ardal gadwraeth</Emphasis></Term>”) means an area designated under section 158 of the <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2023/3" id="c00047" Year="2023" Number="3" Class="WelshParliamentAct">Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 3)</Citation>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-flooding-operations">flooding operations</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>gweithdrediadau i foddi tir</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given by section 75(1) of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-listed-building">listed building</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>adeilad rhestredig</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given by section 76 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-permitted">permitted</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>a ganiateir</Emphasis></Term>”) means permitted by planning permission or infrastructure consent;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-petroleum-products">petroleum products</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>cynhyrchion petroliwm</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given by section 21 of the Energy Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/76" id="c00048" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="1976" Number="76">1976 (c. 76)</Citation>;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-scheduled-monument">scheduled monument</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>heneb gofrestredig</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given by section 3(7) of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023;</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-tipping-operations">tipping operations</Term>” (“<Term><Emphasis>gweithrediadau tipio</Emphasis></Term>”) has the meaning given by section 75(1) of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023.</Text>
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