1.—(1) Any application to the Department for listed building consent—
(a)shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed; and
(b)shall include such particulars, and be verified by such evidence, as may be required by the regulations or by any directions given by the Department thereunder.
(2) Provision shall be made by regulations for regulating the manner in which applications for listed building consent are to be dealt with by the Department and in particular—
(a)for requiring the Department before granting or refusing listed building consent to consult with the district council for the area in which the building is situated and with such authorities or persons as may be prescribed;
(b)for requiring the Department to give to any applicant for listed building consent within such time as may be prescribed such notice as may be prescribed as to the manner in which his application has been dealt with.
(3) Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2)(b) shall apply to applications to the Department for any approval of the Department required by a condition imposed on a grant of listed building consent as they apply to applications for listed building consent.