Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997

37 Determination of appeals under section 35

(1) On the determination of an appeal under section 35 the Secretary of State shall give directions for giving effect to the determination, including where appropriate directions for quashing the listed building enforcement notice.

(2) On such an appeal the Secretary of State—

(a) may—

(i) correct any defect, error or misdescription in the listed building enforcement notice, or

(ii) vary the terms of the listed building enforcement notice,

if he is satisfied that the correction or variation will not cause injustice to the appellant or the planning authority, and

(b) in a case where it would otherwise be a ground for determining the appeal in favour of the appellant that a person required by section 34(6) to be served with a copy of the notice was not served, may disregard that fact if he is satisfied that the person has not been substantially prejudiced by the failure to serve him.

(3) The Secretary of State may—

(a) dismiss such an appeal if the appellant fails to comply with section 35(4) within the prescribed time;

(b) allow such an appeal or quash the listed building enforcement notice if the planning authority fail to comply within the prescribed period with any requirement imposed by regulations made by virtue of section 36(1)(a), (b) or (d).

(4) On the determination of an appeal under section 35 the Secretary of State may—

(a) grant listed building consent for the works to which the listed building enforcement notice relates,

(b) discharge any condition subject to which such consent was granted and substitute any other condition, whether more or less onerous, or

(c) if he thinks fit, exercise his power under section 1 to amend any list compiled or approved under that section by removing from it the building to which the appeal relates.

(5) Any listed building consent granted by the Secretary of State under subsection (4) shall be treated as granted on an application for the same consent under section 9.

(6) The validity of a listed building enforcement notice shall not, except by way of appeal under section 35, be questioned in any proceedings whatsoever on the grounds specified in section 35(1)(b) and (f).