The Planning (Local Listed Building Consent Orders) (Procedure) Regulations 2014

Publicity

4.—(1) Where a local planning authority have prepared a draft local listed building consent order they must—

(a) make a copy of the draft local listed building consent order and statement of reasons (prepared in accordance with regulation 2) available for inspection by the public at such place within their area as they consider appropriate and at all reasonable hours for a period of not less than 28 days;

(b) publish on their website for not less than 28 days—

(i) the draft local listed building consent order and the statement of reasons;

(ii) a statement that those documents are available for inspection and the place where and times when they can be inspected;

(iii) the date by which representations on the draft local listed building consent order must be received, which must be not less than 28 days after the date of first publication on the website; and

(iv) details of how representations may be made about the draft local listed building consent order;

(c) display a notice in the appropriate form set out in the Schedule (or in a form substantially to the like effect) on or near to the site to which the order would relate or (where display on or near to the site is not practicable) in at least one place within the area to which the order would relate for, (subject to paragraph (4)), not less than 28 days; and

(d) serve a copy of that notice on every person whom the authority knows to be the owner of a listed building in the area to which the order would relate and whose name and address is known to the authority.

(2) A draft local listed building consent order must not be made by the local planning authority before the expiry of the latest period referred to in paragraph (1), and if applicable, regulation 3(2)(b).

(3) A local planning authority must, in considering what modifications (if any) should be made to the draft local listed building consent order or whether such an order should be adopted, take into account any representations received during any period specified in this regulation.

(4) Where the notice referred to in paragraph (1)(c) is, without any fault or intention of the authority, removed, obscured or defaced before the period referred to in that paragraph has elapsed, the authority is treated as having complied with the requirements of that paragraph if they have taken reasonable steps for the protection of the notice, and, if necessary, its replacement.