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Town and Country Planning Act 1971

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PART VAdditional Control in Special Cases

Buildings of architectural or historic interest

23Section 55(1) of this Act does not apply to any works executed or caused to be executed before 1st January 1969.

24(1)Where, before 1st January 1969, consent under a building preservation order was given, either by the local planning authority or by the Minister on appeal, for the execution of any works, the consent shall operate in respect of. those works as listed building consent, subject to the same conditions (if any) as were attached to the consent under the building preservation order.

(2)In the case of demolition works for which consent was given under a building preservation order compliance with section 55(2)(b) of this Act shall not be required.

Replacement of trees

25Section 59 of this Act does not apply in relation to planning permission granted before 28th August 1967.

Industrial development

26(1)So much of sections 66 to 72 of this Act as corresponds to provisions of the [1966 c. 34.] Industrial Development Act 1966 does not apply in relation to any application for planning permission made, or any industrial development certificate issued, before 19th August 1966 ; and so much of those sections as corresponds to provisions of the [1960 c. 18.] Local Employment Act 1960 does not apply in relation to any application for planning permission made before 1st April 1960.

(2)Section 70(3)(b) of this Act does not apply to any industrial development certificate issued before 1st April 1969.

(3)In relation to an application for planning permission made before 1st April 1960, " industrial building " has the meaning assigned to it in section 15 of the [1945 c. 36.] Distribution of Industry Act 1945.

(4)In relation to a relevant application (as defined in subsection (4) of section 68 of this Act) on which a planning decision was made before 5th August 1965, that section shall have effect as if it contained provisions corresponding to those of section 39 of the Act of 1962 without the amendments made by section 20 of the [1965 c. 33.] Control of Office and Industrial Development Act 1965.

27Without prejudice to Part I of this Schedule, any order in force at the commencement of this Act under section 19 of the Control of Office and Industrial Development Act 1965 shall have effect as an order under section 69 of this Act, and section 68 of this Act shall accordingly have effect subject to the provisions of that order.

Office development

28(1)Subject to paragraph 29 of this Schedule, sections 74 and 75 of this Act do not apply to any application for planning permission made before 5th August 1965.

(2)Section 78 of this Act does not apply to any planning permission granted before 5th August 1965 and, in relation to any planning permission granted on or after 5th August 1965 and before 1st April 1969, shall have effect as if it contained provisions corresponding to section 7 of the Control of Office and Industrial Development Act 1965 (so far as applicable to such a permission) without the amendments made by section 84 of the Act of 1968.

(3)Section 76(2) of this Act does not apply to any application for planning permission made before 1st April 1969 and sections 79 and 80 of this Act do not apply to any planning permission granted before 1st April 1969.

29(1)Sections 74 and 75 of this Act apply in relation to an application for planning permission to carry out development to which those sections apply on land within the metropolitan region (as defined in section 85 of this Act) which was made before 5th August 1965 but on which no planning decision had been made before that date.

(2)In its application, by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) of this paragraph, in relation to an application made before the said date, section 74(1) of this Act shall have effect as if for the words ." together with the application" there were substituted the words " as soon as practicable after the permit is issued ".

30Without prejudice to Part I of this Schedule, any order in force at the commencement of this Act under section 2(7) of the [1965 c. 33.] Control of Office and Industrial Development Act 1965 shall have effect as an order under subsection (8) of section 75 of this Act, and subsection (7) of that section shall accordingly have effect subject to the provisions of that order.

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