PART 3BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST

CHAPTER 1LISTING BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Temporary listing

I183Service of temporary listing notice

1

This section applies if a planning authority considers that a building in its area which is not a listed building (and is not treated as one by virtue of section 79(2)) is—

a

of special architectural or historic interest, and

b

in danger of being demolished or of being altered in a way that would affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest.

2

The authority may serve a temporary listing notice on every owner and occupier of the building.

3

A temporary listing notice is a notice which—

a

states that the planning authority—

i

considers the building to be of special architectural or historic interest, and

ii

has requested the Welsh Ministers to consider listing it, and

b

explains the effect of subsection (4), section 85 and Schedule 7.

4

As soon as a temporary listing notice has been served on every owner and occupier of the building to which it relates, this Act (except sections 118 and 137 to 142) and the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) have effect in relation to the building as if it were a listed building.

5

The protection conferred by virtue of subsection (4) is referred to in this Part as “temporary listing”.

6

This section and section 84 do not apply to—

a

a building which is a scheduled monument, or

b

an exempt religious building.