PART 3BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST
CHAPTER 6GENERAL
Powers of entry
I1152Powers to enter land
1
A person authorised in writing by the Welsh Ministers may enter any land to survey a building on that land or on any other land in connection with a proposal to list or de-list the building.
2
A person authorised in writing by a planning authority may enter any land to survey a building on that land or on any other land in connection with a proposal to serve a temporary listing notice in relation to the building.
3
A person authorised in writing by a planning authority or the Welsh Ministers may enter any land to—
a
survey that land or any other land in connection with a proposal to make an order under section 107 (modification or revocation of listed building consent or conservation area consent),
b
survey that land or any other land in connection with a proposal to make an order under section 115 (termination of listed building partnership agreement or provision of agreement), or
c
assess whether an offence has been or is being committed under section 91(5), 117 or 118.
4
A person authorised in writing by a planning authority may enter any land to—
a
determine whether a temporary stop notice should be issued,
b
display a copy of a temporary stop notice in accordance with section 119, or
c
assess whether a temporary stop notice has been complied with.
5
A person authorised in writing by a planning authority or the Welsh Ministers may enter any land to—
a
survey that land or any other land in connection with a proposal to issue an enforcement notice,
b
assess whether an enforcement notice has been complied with,
c
assess whether a listed building on that land or any other land is being maintained in a proper state of repair,
d
survey that land or any other land in connection with a proposal to serve a repairs notice under section 138, or
e
assess whether a repairs notice has been complied with.
6
A person authorised in writing by a local authority or the Welsh Ministers may enter any land to—
a
determine whether works should be carried out under section 144 for the preservation of a building on that land or on any other land, or
b
carry out works under that section for the preservation of a building on that land or on any other land.
7
An authorised person may enter any land to survey it, or estimate its value, in connection with a claim for compensation payable by a planning authority or the Welsh Ministers under this Part in relation to that land or any other land.
8
In subsection (7) “authorised person” means—
a
an officer of the Valuation Office of His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, or
b
a person authorised in writing by the planning authority or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be).
9
A power to survey land under this section includes power to search and bore to determine the nature of the subsoil or the presence of minerals.