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Part I Listed Buildings

Chapter 1 Listing of special buildings

1 Listing of buildings of special architectural or historic interest.

(1)

For the purposes of this Act and with a view to the guidance of local planning authorities in the performance of their functions under this Act and the principal Act in relation to buildings of special architectural or historic interest, the Secretary of State shall compile lists of such buildings, or approve, with or without modifications, such lists compiled by the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (in this Act referred to as “the Commission”) or by other persons or bodies of persons, and may amend any list so compiled or approved.

(2)

The Secretary of State shall not approve any list compiled by the Commission if the list contains any building situated outside England.

(3)

In considering whether to include a building in a list compiled or approved under this section, the Secretary of State may take into account not only the building itself but also—

(a)

any respect in which its exterior contributes to the architectural or historic interest of any group of buildings of which it forms part; and

(b)

the desirability of preserving, on the ground of its architectural or historic interest, any feature of the building consisting of a man-made object or structure fixed to the building or forming part of the land and comprised within the curtilage of the building.

(4)

Before compiling, approving (with or without modifications) or amending any list under this section F1in relation to buildings which are situated in England the Secretary of State shall consult—

(a)

F2... with the Commission; and

(b)

with such other persons or bodies of persons as appear to him appropriate as having special knowledge of, or interest in, buildings of architectural or historic interest.

F3(4A)

Section 2A makes provision about consultation on amendments of any list under this section to include or exclude a building which is situated in Wales.

(5)

In this Act “listed building” means a building which is for the time being included in a list compiled or approved by the Secretary of State under this section; and for the purposes of this Act—

(a)

any object or structure fixed to the building;

(b)

any object or structure within the curtilage of the building which, although not fixed to the building, forms part of the land and has done so since before lst July 1948,

shall F4, subject to subsection (5A)(a), be treated as part of the building.

F5(5A)

In a list compiled or approved under this section, an entry for a building situated in England may provide—

(a)

that an object or structure mentioned in subsection (5)(a) or (b) is not to be treated as part of the building for the purposes of this Act;

(b)

that any part or feature of the building is not of special architectural or historic interest.

(6)

Schedule 1 shall have effect for the purpose of making provision as to the treatment as listed buildings of certain buildings formerly subject to building preservation orders.

2 Publication of lists.

(1)

As soon as possible after any list has been compiled or approved under section 1 or any amendments of such a list have been made, a copy of so much of the list as relates to any district F6, Welsh county, county borough, or London borough or, as the case may be, of so much of the amendments as so relates, certified by or on behalf of the Secretary of State to be a true copy, shall be deposited—

(a)

in the case of a London borough, with the council of the borough and with the chief officer of the Commission; F7. . .

(b)

in the case of a district—

(i)

with the district council;

(ii)

with the county planning authority whose area or any part of whose area includes the district, or any part of it; and

(iii)

where the district council are not the district planning authority, with that authority; F8and

(c)

in the case of a Welsh county or county borough—

(i)

with the county council or (as the case may be) the county borough council; and

(ii)

with the local planning authority, if different from that council.

(2)

Any copy deposited under subsection (1) shall be a local land charge, and the council with whom a copy is deposited shall be treated for the purposes of the M1Local Land Charges Act 1975 as the originating authority as respects the charge constituted by the deposit.

(3)

As soon as possible after the inclusion of any building F9situated in England in a list under section 1 (whether it is included when the list is compiled, approved or amended) or as soon as possible after any such list has been amended by the exclusion of F10any such building from it—

(a)

the Secretary of State shall inform the council of the district F11... or London borough in whose area the building is situated of the inclusion or exclusion; and

(b)

the council shall serve a notice in the prescribed form on every owner and occupier of the building, stating that the building has been included in or excluded from the list.

F12(3A)

As soon as possible after amending a list under section 1 to include or exclude a building which is situated in Wales, the Welsh Ministers—

(a)

must inform the local planning authority in whose area the building is situated of its inclusion or exclusion; and

(b)

in the case of an amendment to exclude a building, must serve a notice on every owner and occupier of the building, stating that the building has been excluded from the list.

(3B)

Section 2D makes provision about the further steps that the Welsh Ministers must take after amending a list under section 1 to include a building which is situated in Wales.

(4)

The Secretary of State shall keep available for public inspection free of charge at reasonable hours and at a convenient place, copies of all lists and amendments of lists, compiled, approved or made by him under section 1.

(5)

Every authority with whom copies of any list or amendments are deposited under this section shall similarly keep available copies of so much of any such list or amendment as relates to buildings within their area.

(6)

For the purposes of subsection (5) the Commission shall be taken to be an authority whose area is Greater London.

F132ADuty to consult on certain changes to lists

(1)

This section applies where the Welsh Ministers are proposing to—

(a)

include a building in a list compiled or approved under section 1; or

(b)

exclude a building from such a list.

(2)

The Welsh Ministers must—

(a)

serve a notice of the proposed inclusion or exclusion on the appropriate persons; and

(b)

invite those persons to submit written representations about the proposal.

(3)

The appropriate persons are—

(a)

the owner and occupier of the building;

(b)

the local planning authority in whose area the building is situated; and

(c)

such other persons or bodies of persons as appear to the Welsh Ministers appropriate as having special knowledge of, or interest in, buildings of architectural or historic interest.

(4)

A notice under subsection (2) must—

(a)

specify the proposed inclusion or exclusion;

(b)

specify the period within which representations about the proposal may be made, which must be at least 28 days beginning with the date on which the notice is served; and

(c)

in the case of a proposed inclusion—

(i)

include a statement of the effect of section 2B; and

(ii)

specify the date on which interim protection takes effect under subsection (2) of that section.

(5)

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations amend subsection (3) by adding a description of person to the list of appropriate persons in that subsection; and where the Welsh Ministers do so, they may also make such amendments to this Act as they consider appropriate in consequence of the amendment to subsection (3).

2BInterim protection pending certain listing decisions

(1)

This section applies where the Welsh Ministers consult under section 2A on a proposal to include a building in a list compiled or approved under section 1.

(2)

The provisions of this Act (other than sections 47 to 51 and 59) and the principal Act have effect in relation to the building, from the beginning of the day specified in the notice for the purposes of section 2A(4)(c)(ii), as if the building were a listed building.

(3)

The protection conferred upon a building by virtue of subsection (2) is referred to in this Act as “interim protection”.

(4)

Interim protection conferred by virtue of subsection (2) ceases to have effect—

(a)

where the Welsh Ministers include the building in a list compiled or approved under section 1, from the beginning of the day specified in the notice for the purposes of section 2D(2)(b); and

(b)

where the Welsh Ministers decide not to include the building in such a list, from the beginning of the day specified in a notice issued to—

(i)

the owner and occupier of the building; and

(ii)

the local planning authority in whose area the building is situated.

(5)

The Welsh Ministers—

(a)

must publish by electronic means a list containing particulars of each building in relation to which interim protection has effect; and

(b)

must, on request, provide a copy of the notice served under section 2A(2) in respect of such a building.

2CProvisions applicable on lapse of interim protection

Schedule 1A has effect as respects the lapse of interim protection.

2DReview of certain listing decisions

(1)

This section applies where the Welsh Ministers include a building in a list compiled or approved under section 1.

(2)

As soon as possible after amending the list to include the building, the Welsh Ministers must serve on the owner and occupier of the building a notice which—

(a)

states that the Welsh Ministers have included the building in the list;

(b)

specifies the date on which the Welsh Ministers did so (and on which interim protection under section 2B(2) ceased to have effect); and

(c)

states that the owner or occupier may make an application to the Welsh Ministers requesting them to review their decision to do so.

(3)

Where an owner or occupier of the building makes such an application, the Welsh Ministers must—

(a)

carry out the review requested;

(b)

make a decision on the review; and

(c)

make such amendment to the list as they consider appropriate to give effect to that decision.

(4)

Except as provided in sections 62 and 63, the validity of a decision of the Welsh Ministers on the review is not to be questioned in any legal proceedings.

(5)

The Welsh Ministers must carry out a review under this section in such one or more of the following ways as appears to them to be appropriate—

(a)

by means of a local inquiry;

(b)

by means of a hearing;

(c)

on the basis of written representations.

(6)

The Welsh Ministers must by regulations make provision about—

(a)

the grounds on which an application for a review under this section may be made;

(b)

the form and manner in which such an application must be made;

(c)

the information that must be provided to, or may be required by, the Welsh Ministers in connection with such an application; and

(d)

the period within which such an application must be made.

(7)

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make further provision in connection with reviews under this section.

(8)

Schedule 1B applies to reviews under this section.

3 Temporary listing F14in England: building preservation notices.

(1)

F15If it appears to a local planning authority in England who are not a county planning authority that a building in their area which is not a listed building—

(a)

is of special architectural or historic interest; and

(b)

is in danger of demolition or of alteration in such a way as to affect its character as a building of such interest,

they may serve on the owner and occupier of the building a notice (in this Act referred to as a “building preservation notice”).

(2)

A building preservation notice served by a local planning authority F16under this section shall—

(a)

state that the building appears to them to be of special architectural or historic interest and that they have requested the Secretary of State to consider including it in a list compiled or approved under section 1; and

(b)

explain the effect of subsections (3) to (5) and Schedule 2.

(3)

A building preservation notice F17under this section —

(a)

shall come into force as soon as it has been served on both the owner and occupier of the building to which it relates; and

(b)

subject to subsection (4), shall remain in force for six months from the date when it is served or, as the case may be, last served.

(4)

A building preservation notice F18under this section shall cease to be in force if the Secretary of State—

(a)

includes the building in a list compiled or approved under section 1, or

(b)

notifies the local planning authority in writing that he does not intend to do so.

(5)

While a building preservation notice F19under this section is in force with respect to a building, the provisions of this Act (other than section 59) and the principal Act shall have effect in relation to the building as if it were a listed building.

(6)

If, following the service of a building preservation notice F20under this section , the Secretary of State notifies the local planning authority that he does not propose to include the building in a list compiled or approved under section 1, the authority shall immediately give notice of that decision to the owner and occupier of the building.

(7)

Following such a notification by the Secretary of State no further building preservation notice in respect of the building shall be served by the local planning authority within the period of 12 months beginning with the date of the notification.

(8)

The Commission shall, as respects any London borough, have concurrently with the council of that borough the functions of a local planning authority under this section; and references to the local planning authority shall be construed accordingly.

F213ATemporary listing in Wales: building preservation notices

(1)

If it appears to a local planning authority in Wales that a building in their area which is not a listed building (and which is not treated as such by virtue of section 2B(2))—

(a)

is of special architectural or historic interest; and

(b)

is in danger of demolition or of alteration in such a way as to affect its character as a building of such interest,

they may serve a notice on the owner and occupier of the building (in this Act referred to as a “building preservation notice”).

(2)

A building preservation notice under this section must—

(a)

state that the building appears to them to be of special architectural or historic interest and that they have requested the Welsh Ministers to consider including it in a list compiled or approved under section 1; and

(b)

explain the effect of subsections (3) to (5) and Schedule 2.

(3)

A building preservation notice under this section—

(a)

comes into force as soon as it has been served on both the owner and occupier of the building to which it relates; and

(b)

subject to subsection (4), remains in force for six months from the date when it is served or, as the case may be, last served.

(4)

A building preservation notice under this section ceases to be in force⁠—

(a)

if interim protection under section 2B(2) takes effect in relation to the building; or

(b)

if the Welsh Ministers notify the local planning authority in writing that they do not intend to consult under section 2A on a proposal to include the building in a list compiled or approved under section 1.

(5)

While a building preservation notice under this section is in force with respect to a building, the provisions of this Act (other than sections 47 to 51 and 59) and the principal Act have effect in relation to the building as if it were a listed building.

(6)

If, following the service of a building preservation notice under this section, interim protection under section 2B(2) takes effect in relation to the building, anything done by virtue of subsection (5) is to be treated as having been done by virtue of section 2B(2).

(7)

If, following the service of a building preservation notice under this section, the Welsh Ministers notify the local planning authority that they do not intend to consult under section 2A on a proposal to include the building in a list compiled or maintained under section 1, the authority must immediately give notice of that decision to the owner and occupier of the building.

(8)

Where such a notification is given by the Welsh Ministers, no further building preservation notice in respect of the building may be served by the local planning authority within the period of 12 months beginning with the date of the notification.

4 Temporary listing in urgent cases.

(1)

If it appears to the local planning authority to be urgent that a building preservation notice should come into force, they may, instead of serving the notice on the owner and occupier of the building, affix the notice conspicuously to some object on the building.

(2)

The affixing of a notice under subsection (1) shall be treated for all the purposes of F22sections 3 and 3A, this section, sections 5 and 10 to 26 and Schedule 2 as service of the notice.

(3)

A notice which is so affixed must explain that by virtue of being so affixed it is treated as being served for those purposes.

(4)

5 Provisions applicable on lapse of building preservation notice.

F23(1)

Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect as respects the lapse of building preservation notices.

F24(2)

See section 3A(6) for provision as respects the lapse of building preservation notices in consequence of interim protection taking effect.

6 Issue of certificate that building not intended to be listedF25: England.

F26A1

The Secretary of State may, on the application of any person, issue a certificate stating that the Secretary of State does not intend to list a building situated in England.

F27(1)

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(2)

The issue of F28a certificate under subsection (A1) F29... in respect of a building shall—

(a)

preclude the Secretary of State for a period of 5 years from the date of issue from exercising in relation to that building any of the powers conferred on him by section 1; and

(b)

preclude the local planning authority for that period from serving a building preservation notice in relation to it.

(3)

Notice of an application under subsection F30(A1) F31... shall be given to the local planning authority within whose area the building is situated at the same time as the application is submitted to the Secretary of State.

(4)

In this section “local planning authority”, in relation to a building in Greater London, includes the Commission.

F326AIssue of certificate that building not intended to be listed: Wales

(1)

The Welsh Ministers may, on the application of any person, issue a certificate stating that the Welsh Ministers do not intend to list a building situated in Wales.

(2)

The issue of a certificate under subsection (1) in respect of a building?—

(a)

precludes the Welsh Ministers for a period of 5 years from the date of issue from exercising in relation to that building any of the powers conferred on them by section 1 or 2A; and

(b)

precludes the local planning authority for that period from serving a building preservation notice in relation to it.

(3)

Notice of an application under subsection (1) must be given to the local planning authority within whose area the building is situated at the same time as the application is submitted to the Welsh Ministers.

Chapter II Authorisation of works affecting listed buildings

Control of works in respect of listed buildings

7 Restriction on works affecting listed buildings.

F33(1)

Subject to the following provisions of this Act, no person shall execute or cause to be executed any works for the demolition of a listed building or for its alteration or extension in any manner which would affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest, unless the works are authorised F34under section 8.

F35(2)

Subsection (1) is subject to section 33(1) of the Planning Act 2008 (exclusion of requirement for other consents for development for which development consent required).

8 Authorisation of works: listed building consent.

(1)

Works for the alteration or extension of a listed building are authorised if—

(a)

written consent for their execution has been granted by the local planning authority or the Secretary of State; and

(b)

they are executed in accordance with the terms of the consent and of any conditions attached to it.

(2)

Works for the demolition of a listed building are authorised if—

(a)

such consent has been granted for their execution;

(b)

notice of the proposal to execute the works has been given to the Royal Commission;

(c)

after such notice has been given either—

(i)

for a period of at least one month following the grant of such consent, and before the commencement of the works, reasonable access to the building has been made available to members or officers of the Royal Commission for the purpose of recording it; or

(ii)

the Secretary of the Royal Commission, or another officer of theirs with authority to act on their behalf for the purposes of this section, has stated in writing that they have completed their recording of the building or that they do not wish to record it; and

(d)

the works are executed in accordance with the terms of the consent and of any conditions attached to it.

(3)

Where—

(a)

works for the demolition of a listed building or for its alteration or extension are executed without such consent; and

(b)

written consent is granted by the local planning authority or the Secretary of State for the retention of the works,

the works are authorised from the grant of that consent.

(4)

In this section “the Royal Commission” means—

(a)

in relation to England, the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England; and

(b)

in relation to Wales, the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales.

(5)

The Secretary of State may by order provide that subsection (2) shall have effect with the substitution for the references to the Royal Commission of references to such other body as may be so specified.

(6)

Such an order—

(a)

shall apply in the case of works executed or to be executed on or after such date as may be specified in the order; and

(b)

may apply in relation to either England or Wales, or both.

(7)

Consent under subsection (1), (2) or (3) is referred to in this Act as “listed building consent”.

9 Offences.

(1)

If a person contravenes section 7 he shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)

Without prejudice to subsection (1), if a person executing or causing to be executed any works in relation to a listed building under a listed building consent fails to comply with any condition attached to the consent, he shall be guilty of an offence.

(3)

In proceedings for an offence under this section it shall be a defence to prove the following matters—

(a)

that works to the building were urgently necessary in the interests of safety or health or for the preservation of the building;

(b)

that it was not practicable to secure safety or health or, as the case may be, the preservation of the building by works of repair or works for affording temporary support or shelter;

(c)

that the works carried out were limited to the minimum measures immediately necessary; and

(d)

that notice in writing justifying in detail the carrying out of the works was given to the local planning authority as soon as reasonably practicable.

F36(3A)

In proceedings for an offence under this section in relation to a building on which interim protection is conferred (which is, as a result of section 2B(2), treated as a listed building)—

(a)

it is a defence for the person to show that the person did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, that interim protection had been conferred on the building; and

(b)

where the defence is raised by a person on whom a notice should have been served under section 2A(2), it is for the prosecution to prove that the notice was served on that person.

F37(4)

A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or F38a fine, or both; or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine, or both.

(5)

In determining the amount of any fine to be imposed on a person convicted F39 . . . of an offence under this section, the court shall in particular have regard to any financial benefit which has accrued or appears likely to accrue to him in consequence of the offence.

Appeals

20 Right to appeal against decision or failure to take decision.

(1)

Where a local planning authority—

(a)

refuse an application for listed building consent or grant it subject to conditions;

(b)

refuse an application for the variation or discharge of conditions subject to which such consent has been granted or grant it and add new conditions; or

(c)

refuse an application for approval required by a condition imposed on the granting of listed building consent with respect to details of works or grant it subject to conditions,

the applicant, if aggrieved by the decision, may appeal to the Secretary of State.

(2)

A person who has made such an application may also appeal to the Secretary of State if the local planning authority have F51done none of the following—

(a)

given notice to the applicant of their decision on the application;

F52(aa)

given notice to the applicant that they have exercised their power under section 81A or 81B to decline to determine the application;

(b)

in the case of such an application as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1), given notice to the applicant that the application has been referred to the Secretary of State in accordance with directions given under section 12,

within the relevant period from the date of the receipt of the application, or within such extended period as may at any time be agreed upon in writing between the applicant and the authority.

(3)

In this section “the relevant period” means—

(a)

in the case of such an application as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1), such period as may be prescribed; and

(b)

in the case of such an application for approval as is mentioned in paragraph (c) of subsection (1), the period of eight weeks from the date of the receipt of the application.

(4)

For the purposes of the application F53in relation to England of sections 22(1) and 63(7)(b) in relation to an appeal under subsection (2) it shall be assumed that the authority decided to refuse the application in question.

F54(5)

For the purposes of the application in relation to Wales of sections 22(1), 63(7)(b) and 88E(7)(b) in relation to an appeal under subsection (2) it shall be assumed that the authority decided to refuse the application in question.

F5520AAppeal made: functions of local planning authorities

(1)

This section applies if a person who has made an application mentioned in section 20(1)(a) appeals to the Secretary of State under section 20(2).

(2)

At any time before the end of the additional period the local planning authority may give the notice referred to in section 20(2).

(3)

If the local planning authority give notice as mentioned in subsection (2) that their decision is to refuse the application—

(a)

the appeal must be treated as an appeal under section 20(1) against the refusal;

(b)

the Secretary of State must give the person making the appeal an opportunity to revise the grounds of the appeal;

(c)

the Secretary of State must give such a person an opportunity to change any option the person has chosen relating to the procedure for the appeal.

(4)

If the local planning authority give notice as mentioned in subsection (2) that their decision is to grant the application subject to conditions the Secretary of State must give the person making the appeal the opportunity—

(a)

to proceed with the appeal as an appeal under section 20(1) against the grant of the application subject to conditions;

(b)

to revise the grounds of the appeal;

(c)

to change any option the person has chosen relating to the procedure for the appeal.

(5)

The Secretary of State must not issue his decision on the appeal before the end of the additional period.

(6)

The additional period is the period prescribed for the purposes of this section and which starts on the day on which the person appeals under section 20(2).

21 Appeals: supplementary provisions.

(1)

An appeal under section 20 must be made by notice served in the prescribed manner within such period as may be prescribed.

(2)

The period which may be prescribed under subsection (1) must not be less than—

(a)

in the case of an appeal under subsection (1) of section 20, 28 days from the receipt by the applicant of notification of the decision; or

(b)

in the case of an appeal under subsection (2) of that section, 28 days from the end of the relevant period (within the meaning of that section) or, as the case may be, the extended period there mentioned.

(3)

The notice of appeal may include as the ground or one of the grounds of the appeal a claim that the building is not of special architectural or historic interest and ought to be removed from any list compiled or approved by the Secretary of State under section 1.

(4)

In the case of a building with respect to which F56interim protection has effect or a listed building preservation notice is in force, the notice may include a claim that the building should not be included in such a list.

F57(4A)

Once notice of an appeal under section 20 to the Welsh Ministers has been served, the application to which it relates may not be varied, except in such circumstances as may be prescribed.

(4B)

Regulations which make provision under subsection (4A) must provide for an application which is varied to be subject to such further consultation as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.

(5)

Regulations under this Act may provide that an appeal in respect of an application for listed building consent or for the variation or discharge of conditions subject to which such consent has been granted shall not be entertained unless it is accompanied by a certificate in the prescribed form and corresponding to one of those described in subsection (1) of section 11.

(6)

Any such regulations may also include provisions corresponding to those which may be included in the regulations which may be made by virtue of section 11.

(7)

If any person—

(a)

issues a certificate which purports to comply with the requirements of regulations made by virtue of subsection (5) or (6) and contains a statement which he knows to be false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b)

recklessly issues a certificate which purports to comply with those requirements and contains a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular,

he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

F58(8)

Regulations under this Act may provide for an appeal under section 20 to be accompanied by such other information as may be prescribed.

(9)

The power to make regulations under subsection (8) is exercisable by—

(a)

the Secretary of State, in relation to England;

(b)

the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales.

F59(10)

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F59(11)

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22 Determination of appeals.

(1)

The Secretary of State may allow or dismiss an appeal under section 20 or may reverse or vary any part of the authority’s decision (whether or not the appeal relates to that part), and—

(a)

may deal with the application as if it had been made to him in the first instance; and

(b)

may 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.

(2)

Before determining the appeal, the Secretary of State shall, if either the applicant or the local planning authority so wish, give each of them an opportunity of appearing before, and being heard by, a person appointed by the Secretary of State for the purpose.

F60(2B)

Subsection (2) does not apply to an appeal to the Welsh Ministers.

(3)

The decision of the Secretary of State on F61an appeal under section 20 shall be final.

(4)

Schedule 3 applies to appeals under section 20.

F64Buildings in England: heritage partnership agreements

26A Heritage partnership agreements

(1)

A relevant local planning authority may make an agreement under this section (a “heritage partnership agreement”) with any owner of a listed building, or a part of such a building, situated in England.

(2)

Any of the following may also be a party to a heritage partnership agreement in addition to an owner and the relevant local planning authority—

(a)

any other relevant local planning authority;

(b)

the Secretary of State;

(c)

the Commission;

(d)

any person who has an interest in the listed building;

(e)

any occupier of the listed building;

(f)

any person involved in the management of the listed building;

(g)

any other person who appears to the relevant local planning authority appropriate as having special knowledge of, or interest in, the listed building, or in buildings of architectural or historic interest more generally.

(3)

A heritage partnership agreement may contain provision—

(a)

granting listed building consent under section 8(1) in respect of specified works for the alteration or extension of the listed building to which the agreement relates, and

(b)

specifying any conditions to which the consent is subject.

(4)

The conditions to which listed building consent may be subject under subsection (3)(b) in respect of specified works are those that could be attached to listed building consent in respect of the works if consent were to be granted under section 16.

(5)

If a heritage partnership agreement contains provision under subsection (3), nothing in sections 10 to 26 and 28 applies in relation to listed building consent for the specified works, subject to any regulations under section 26B(2)(f).

(6)

A heritage partnership agreement may also—

(a)

specify or describe works that would or would not, in the view of the parties to the agreement, affect the character of the listed building as a building of special architectural or historic interest;

(b)

make provision about the maintenance and preservation of the listed building;

(c)

make provision about the carrying out of specified work, or the doing of any specified thing, in relation to the listed building;

(d)

provide for public access to the listed building and the provision to the public of associated facilities, information or services;

(e)

restrict access to, or use of, the listed building;

(f)

prohibit the doing of any specified thing in relation to the listed building;

(g)

provide for a relevant public authority to make payments of specified amounts and on specified terms—

(i)

for, or towards, the costs of any works provided for under the agreement; or

(ii)

in consideration of any restriction, prohibition or obligation accepted by any other party to the agreement.

(7)

For the purposes of subsection (6)(g), each of the following, if a party to the agreement, is a relevant public authority—

(a)

the Secretary of State;

(b)

the Commission;

(c)

a relevant local planning authority.

(8)

In this section “ specified ” means specified or described in the heritage partnership agreement.

(9)

In this section and section 26B—

“ owner ”, in relation to a listed building or a part of such a building, means a person who is for the time being —

(a)

the estate owner in respect of the fee simple in the building or part; or

(b)

entitled to a tenancy of the building or part granted or extended for a term of years certain of which not less than seven years remain unexpired;

“ relevant local planning authority ”, in relation to a listed building, means a local planning authority in whose area the building or any part of the building is situated.

26B Heritage partnership agreements: supplemental

(1)

A heritage partnership agreement—

(a)

must be in writing;

(b)

must make provision for the parties to review its terms at intervals specified in the agreement;

(c)

must make provision for its termination and variation;

(d)

may relate to more than one listed building or part, provided that in each case a relevant local planning authority and an owner are parties to the agreement; and

(e)

may contain incidental and consequential provisions.

(2)

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision—

(a)

about any consultation that must take place before heritage partnership agreements are made or varied;

(b)

about the publicity that must be given to heritage partnership agreements before or after they are made or varied;

(c)

specifying terms that must be included in heritage partnership agreements;

(d)

enabling the Secretary of State or any other person specified in the regulations to terminate by order a heritage partnership agreement or any provision of such an agreement;

(e)

about the provision that may be included in an order made under regulations under paragraph (d), including provision enabling such orders to contain supplementary, incidental, transitory, transitional or saving provision;

(f)

applying or reproducing, with or without modifications, any provision of sections 10 to 26 and 28 for the purposes of heritage partnership agreements;

(g)

providing for any of the following, as they apply for the purposes of provisions mentioned in paragraph (f), to apply with any modifications consequential on provision made under that paragraph—

(i)

sections 30 to 37;

(ii)

sections 62 and 63;

(iii)

Parts 3 and 4;

(iv)

Schedule 3.

(3)

Regulations made under subsection (2)(a) may, in particular, include provision as to—

(a)

the circumstances in which consultation must take place;

(b)

the types of listed building in respect of which consultation must take place;

(c)

who must carry out the consultation;

(d)

who must be consulted (including provision enabling the Commission to direct who is to be consulted in particular cases); and

(e)

how the consultation must be carried out.

(4)

Listed building consent granted by a heritage partnership agreement (except so far as the agreement or regulations under subsection (2) otherwise provide) enures for the benefit of the building and of all persons for the time being interested in it.

(5)

Subject to subsection (4), a heritage partnership agreement cannot impose any obligation or liability, or confer any right, on a person who is not party to the agreement.

(6)

Section 84 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (power to discharge or modify restrictive covenant) does not apply to a heritage partnership agreement.

F66Buildings in England: certificates of lawfulness

26HCertificate of lawfulness of proposed works

(1)

A person who wishes to ascertain whether proposed works for the alteration or extension of a listed building in England would be lawful may make an application to the local planning authority specifying the building and describing the works.

(2)

For the purposes of this section works would be lawful if they would not affect the character of the listed building as a building of special architectural or historic interest.

(3)

If on an application under this section the local planning authority are provided with information satisfying them that the works described in the application would be lawful at the time of the application, they must issue a certificate to that effect; and in any other case they must refuse the application.

(4)

A certificate under this section must—

(a)

specify the building to which it relates;

(b)

describe the works concerned;

(c)

give the reasons for determining that the works would be lawful; and

(d)

specify the date of issue of the certificate.

(5)

Works for which a certificate is issued under this section are to be conclusively presumed to be lawful, provided that—

(a)

they are carried out within 10 years beginning with the date of issue of the certificate, and

(b)

the certificate is not revoked under section 26I.

26ICertificates under section 26H: supplementary

(1)

An application for a certificate under section 26H must be made in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations under this Act.

(2)

An application must include such particulars, and be verified by such evidence, as may be required—

(a)

by the regulations,

(b)

by any directions given under the regulations, or

(c)

by the local planning authority.

(3)

Regulations under this Act may make provision about how applications for a certificate under section 26H are to be dealt with by local planning authorities.

(4)

In particular, regulations may provide for requiring the authority—

(a)

to give to any applicant within a prescribed period such notice as may be prescribed as to the manner in which the application has been dealt with; and

(b)

to give to the Secretary of State, and to such other persons as may be prescribed, prescribed information with respect to such applications made to the authority, including information as to the manner in which any application has been dealt with.

(5)

A certificate under section 26H may be issued--

(a)

for the whole or part of the listed building specified in the application; and

(b)

for all or part of the works described in the application;

and must be in such form as may be prescribed.

(6)

A local planning authority may revoke a certificate under section 26H if, on the application for the certificate—

(a)

a statement was made or document used which was false in a material particular; or

(b)

any material information was withheld.

(7)

Regulations under this section may make provision for regulating the manner in which certificates may be revoked and the notice to be given of such revocation.

26JOffences

(1)

A person is guilty of an offence if, for the purpose of procuring a particular decision on an application (whether or not by that person) for the issue of a certificate under section 26H, the person—

(a)

knowingly or recklessly makes a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular;

(b)

with intent to deceive, uses any document which is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(c)

with intent to deceive, withholds any material information.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.

(3)

Notwithstanding section 127 of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, a magistrates' court may try an information in respect of an offence under subsection (1) whenever laid.

26KAppeals against refusal or failure to give decision on application

(1)

Where an application is made to a local planning authority for a certificate under section 26H and—

(a)

the application is refused or is refused in part, or

(b)

the authority do not give notice to the applicant of their decision on the application within such period as may be prescribed under section 26I or within such extended period as may at any time be agreed in writing between the applicant and the authority,

the applicant may by notice appeal to the Secretary of State.

(2)

A notice of appeal under this section—

(a)

must be served within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed;

(b)

must be accompanied by such information as may be prescribed.

(3)

The time prescribed for the service of a notice of appeal under this section must not be less than—

(a)

28 days from the date of notification of the decision on the application; or

(b)

in the case of an appeal under subsection (1)(b), 28 days from—

(i)

the end of the period prescribed as mentioned in subsection (1)(b), or

(ii)

as the case may be, the extended period mentioned in subsection (1)(b).

(4)

On an appeal under this section, the Secretary of State must grant the appellant a certificate under section 26H or, in the case of a refusal in part, modify the certificate granted by the authority on the application, if and so far as the Secretary of State is satisfied—

(a)

in the case of an appeal under subsection (1)(a), that the authority's refusal is not well-founded, or

(b)

in the case of an appeal under subsection (1)(b), that if the authority had refused the application their refusal would not have been well-founded.

(5)

If and so far as the Secretary of State is satisfied that the authority's refusal is or, as the case may be, would have been well-founded, the Secretary of State must dismiss the appeal.

(6)

Where the Secretary of State grants a certificate under section 26H on an appeal under this section, the Secretary of State must give notice to the local planning authority of that fact.

(7)

References in this section to a refusal of an application in part include a modification or substitution of the description in the application of the works concerned.

(8)

Schedule 3 applies to an appeal under this section.

F67Buildings in Wales: heritage partnership agreements

26LHeritage partnership agreements

(1)

A relevant local planning authority may make an agreement under this section with any owner of a listed building, or part of such a building, situated in Wales.

(2)

Any of the following may also be a party to an agreement made by a relevant local planning authority under this section (in addition to the owner and the authority)—

(a)

any other relevant local planning authority;

(b)

the Welsh Ministers;

(c)

any occupier of the listed building;

(d)

any person who has an interest in the listed building;

(e)

any person involved in the management of the listed building;

(f)

any other person who appears to the relevant planning authority appropriate as having special knowledge of, or interest in, the listed building, or in buildings of architectural or historic interest more generally.

(3)

The Welsh Ministers may make an agreement under this section with any owner of a listed building, or part of such a building, situated in Wales.

(4)

Any of the following may also be a party to an agreement made by the Welsh Ministers under this section (in addition to the owner and the Welsh Ministers)—

(a)

any relevant local planning authority;

(b)

any occupier of the listed building;

(c)

any person who has an interest in the listed building;

(d)

any person involved in the management of the listed building;

(e)

any other person who appears to the Welsh Ministers appropriate as having special knowledge of, or interest in, the listed building, or in buildings of architectural or historic interest more generally.

(5)

An agreement under this section is referred to in this section and in section 26M as a “heritage partnership agreement”.

(6)

A heritage partnership agreement may contain provision—

(a)

granting listed building consent under section 8(1) in respect of specified works for the alteration or extension of the listed building to which the agreement relates; and

(b)

specifying any conditions to which the consent is subject.

(7)

The conditions to which listed building consent may be subject under subsection (6)(b) in respect of specified works are those that could be attached to listed building consent in respect of the works if consent were to be granted under section 16.

(8)

A heritage partnership agreement may also—

(a)

(b)

make provision about the maintenance and preservation of the listed building;

(c)

make provision about the carrying out of specified works, or the doing of any specified thing, in relation to the listed building;

(d)

provide for public access to the listed building and the provision to the public of associated facilities, information or services;

(e)

restrict access to, or use of, the listed building;

(f)

prohibit the doing of any specified thing in relation to the listed building;

(g)

provide for a relevant local planning authority or the Welsh Ministers to make payments of specified amounts and on specified terms—

(i)

for, or towards, the costs of any works provided for under the agreement; or

(ii)

in consideration of any restriction, prohibition or obligation accepted by any other party to the agreement.

(9)

In this section “specified” means specified or described in the heritage partnership agreement.

(10)

In this section and in section 26M—

“owner”, in relation to a listed building or part of such a building, means a person who is for the time being—

(a)

the estate owner in respect of the fee simple in the building or part; or

(b)

entitled to a tenancy of the building or part granted or extended for a term of years certain of which not less than 7 years remain unexpired;

“relevant local planning authority”, in relation to a listed building, means a local planning authority in whose area the building or any part of the building is situated.

26MHeritage partnership agreements: supplemental

(1)

A heritage partnership agreement—

(a)

must be in writing;

(b)

must make provision for the parties to review its terms at intervals specified in the agreement;

(c)

must make provision for its termination and variation; and

(d)

may contain incidental and consequential provision.

(2)

A heritage partnership agreement may relate to more than one listed building or part of such a building, provided that the following are parties to the agreement in each case—

(a)

a relevant local planning authority or the Welsh Ministers; and

(b)

an owner of the building or part.

(3)

The Welsh Ministers must by regulations make provision—

(a)

about the consultation that must take place before a heritage partnership agreement is made or varied;

(b)

about the publicity that must be given to a heritage partnership agreement before or after it is made or varied;

(c)

specifying terms that must be included in a heritage partnership agreement;

(d)

enabling the Welsh Ministers to terminate by order a heritage partnership agreement or any provision of such an agreement; and

(e)

enabling any local planning authority who is a party to the heritage partnership agreement to terminate the agreement, or any provision of the agreement, by order.

(4)

Regulations under subsection (3)(d) or (e) may specify the provision that may be included in orders made by virtue of those paragraphs, including provision enabling such orders to contain supplementary, incidental, transitory, transitional or saving provision.

(5)

The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make provision—

(a)

disapplying, or applying or reproducing with or without modifications, any provision of sections 10 to 13, 15 to 26, 28, and 38 to 46 for the purposes of heritage partnership agreements;

(b)

providing for any of the following, as they apply for the purposes of provisions mentioned in paragraph (a), to apply with any modifications consequential on provision made under that paragraph—

(i)

sections 30 to 37;

(ii)

sections 62 and 63;

(iii)

Parts 3 and 4;

(iv)

Schedule 3.

(6)

A heritage partnership agreement cannot impose any obligation or liability, or confer any right, on a person who is not a party to the agreement (and, accordingly, listed building consent granted by such an agreement enures only for the benefit of the parties to the agreement).

Chapter III Rights of Owners etc.

Compensation

F6827 Compensation for refusal of consent to alteration, etc. of listed building.

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28 Compensation where listed building consent revoked or modified.

(1)

This section shall have effect where listed building consent is revoked or modified by an order under section 23 (other than an order which takes effect by virtue of section 25).

(2)

If on a claim made to the local planning authority within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner, it is shown that a person interested in the building—

(a)

has incurred expenditure in carrying out works which are rendered abortive by the revocation or modification; or

(b)

has otherwise sustained loss or damage which is directly attributable to the revocation or modification,

the authority shall pay that person compensation in respect of that expenditure, loss or damage.

(3)

Subject to subsection (4), no compensation shall be paid under this section in respect of—

(a)

any works carried out before the grant of the listed building consent which is revoked or modified; or

(b)

any other loss or damage (not being loss or damage consisting of depreciation of the value of an interest in land) arising out of anything done or omitted to be done before the grant of that consent.

(4)

For the purposes of this section, expenditure incurred in the preparation of plans for the purposes of any works, or upon other similar matters preparatory to any works, shall be taken to be included in the expenditure incurred in carrying out those works.

F69 28A Compensation where consent formerly granted by order is granted conditionally or refused

(1)

Section 28 also has effect (subject to subsections (2) and (3)) where—

(a)

listed building consent granted by a listed building consent order or a local listed building consent order is withdrawn (whether by the revocation or amendment of the order or by the issue of a direction), and

(b)

on an application for listed building consent made within the prescribed period after the withdrawal, consent for works formerly authorised by the order is refused or is granted subject to conditions other than those imposed by the order.

(2)

Section 28 does not have effect by virtue of subsection (1) if—

(a)

the works authorised by the order were started before the withdrawal, and

(b)

the order included provision in pursuance of section 26G permitting the works to be completed after the withdrawal.

(3)

Section 28 does not have effect by virtue of subsection (1) if—

(a)

notice of the withdrawal was published in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed period before the withdrawal, and

(b)

the works authorised by the order were not started before the notice was published.

(4)

Where section 28 has effect by virtue of subsection (1), references in section 28(2) and (3) to the revocation or modification of listed building consent are references to the withdrawal of the listed building consent by revocation or amendment of the order or by issue of the direction.

F7028BCompensation for loss or damage caused by interim protection

(1)

This section applies where interim protection in respect of a building ceases to have effect as a result of the issue of a notice by the Welsh Ministers under section 2B(4)(b).

(2)

Any person who, at the time when the interim protection took effect, had an interest in the building is, on making a claim to the Welsh Ministers within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner, entitled to be paid compensation by the Welsh Ministers in respect of any loss or damage directly attributable to the effect of the protection.

(3)

The loss or damage in respect of which compensation is payable under subsection (2) includes a sum payable in respect of any breach of contract caused by the necessity of discontinuing or countermanding any works to the building on account of the interim protection having effect.

F71(4)

Subsection (5) applies where—

(a)

a building preservation notice was in force in respect of the building before interim protection took effect; and

(b)

the notice ceased to be in force by virtue of section 3A(4)(a).

(5)

In such a case—

(a)

the reference in subsection (2) to the time when the interim protection took effect is to be treated as a reference to the time when the building preservation notice came into force;

(b)

the reference in that subsection to loss or damage directly attributable to the effect of the interim protection is to be treated as including a reference to loss or damage directly attributable to the effect of the building preservation notice being in force; and

(c)

the reference in subsection (3) to the necessity of discontinuing or countermanding works on account of the interim protection having effect is to be treated as including a reference to the necessity of discontinuing or countermanding works on account of the building preservation notice being in force.

29 Compensation for loss or damage caused by service of building preservation notice.

(1)

This section applies where a building preservation notice F72in respect of a building situated in England ceases to have effect without the building having been included in a list compiled or approved by the Secretary of State under section 1.

F73(1A)

This section also applies where a building preservation notice in respect of a building situated in Wales ceases to have effect by virtue of section 3A(3)(b) or (4)(b).

(2)

Any person who at the time when the notice was served had an interest in the building shall, on making a claim to the authority within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner, be entitled to be paid compensation by the local planning authority in respect of any loss or damage directly attributable to the effect of the notice.

(3)

The loss or damage in respect of which compensation is payable under subsection (2) shall include a sum payable in respect of any breach of contract caused by the necessity of discontinuing or countermanding any works to the building on account of the building preservation notice being in force with respect to it.

30 Local planning authorities for compensation purposes.

(1)

Subject to subsection (2)—

F74(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

claims under section 28 shall be made to and paid by the local planning authority who made the order in question or, where it was made by the Secretary of State under section 26, the local planning authority who are treated as having made it under that section;

(c)

claims under section 29 shall be made to and paid by the local planning authority who served the building preservation notice,

and references in those sections to a local planning authority shall be construed accordingly.

(2)

The Secretary of State may after consultation with all the authorities concerned direct that where a local planning authority is liable to pay compensation under section F75 . . . 28 or 29 in any particular case or class of case they shall be entitled to be reimbursed the whole of the compensation or such proportion of it as he may direct from one or more authorities specified in the direction.

(3)

This section does not apply in Greater London.

31 General provisions as to compensation for depreciation under this Part.

(1)

For the purpose of assessing any compensation to which this section applies, the rules set out in section 5 of the M2Land Compensation Act 1961 shall, so far as applicable and subject to any necessary modifications, have effect as they have effect for the purpose of assessing compensation for the compulsory acquisition of an interest in land.

(2)

This section applies to any compensation which is payable under sections F7628 F77, 28B F78, 29 and 44D in respect of depreciation of the value of an interest in land.

(3)

Where an interest in land is subject to a mortgage—

(a)

any compensation to which this section applies, which is payable in respect of depreciation of the value of that interest, shall be assessed as if the interest were not subject to the mortgage;

(b)

a claim for any such compensation may be made by any mortgagee of the interest, but without prejudice to the making of a claim by the person entitled to the interest;

(c)

no compensation to which this section applies shall be payable in respect of the interest of the mortgagee (as distinct from the interest which is subject to the mortgage); and

(d)

any compensation to which this section applies which is payable in respect of the interest which is subject to the mortgage shall be paid to the mortgagee, or, if there is more than one mortgagee, to the first mortgagee, and shall in either case be applied by him as if it were proceeds of sale.

(4)

Except in so far as may be otherwise provided by any regulations made under this Act, any question of disputed compensation under sections F7628 and 29 shall be referred to and determined by the F79Upper Tribunal.

(5)

In relation to the determination of any such question, the provisions of F80section 4 of the M3Land Compensation Act 1961 shall apply subject to any necessary modifications and to the provisions of any regulations made under this Act.

Listed building purchase notices

32 Purchase notice on refusal or conditional grant of listed building consent.

(1)

Where—

(a)

F81on an application for listed building consent in respect of a building, consent is refused, or granted subject to conditions, or F82such consent granted on an application is revoked or modified by an order under section 23 or 26; and

(b)

any owner of the building claims—

(i)

that the conditions mentioned in subsection (2) are satisfied with respect to it and any land comprising the building, or contiguous or adjacent to it, and owned with it; and

(ii)

that the conditions mentioned in subsection (3) are satisfied with respect to that land,

he may, within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner, serve on the council of the district F83, Welsh county, county borough, or London borough in which the building and land are situated a notice (in this Act referred to as a “listed building purchase notice”) requiring that council to purchase his interest in the building and land in accordance with sections 33 to 37.

(2)

The conditions mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i) are—

(a)

that the building and land in respect of which the notice is served have become incapable of reasonably beneficial use in their existing state;

(b)

in a case where listed building consent has been granted subject to conditions with respect to the execution of the works or has been modified by the imposition of such conditions, that the land cannot be rendered capable of such use by the carrying out of the works in accordance with those conditions; and

(c)

in any case, that the land cannot be rendered capable of such use by the carrying out of any other works for which listed building consent has been granted or for which the local planning authority or the Secretary of State has undertaken to grant such consent.

(3)

The conditions mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(ii) are that the use of the land is substantially inseparable from that of the building and that it ought to be treated, together with the building, as a single holding.

(4)

In determining for the purpose of subsection (2) what is or would in any particular circumstances be a reasonably beneficial use of land, no account shall be taken of any prospective use which would involve the carrying out of F84development (other than any development specified in paragraph 1 or 2 of Schedule 3 to the principal Act) or any works requiring listed building consent which might be executed to the building, other than works for which the local planning authority or the Secretary of State have undertaken to grant such consent.

F85(4A)

This section and sections 33 to 37 shall have effect as if—

(a)

the bodies on whom a listed building purchase notice may be served under this section included any National Park authority which is the local planning authority for the area in which the building and land in question are situated; and

(b)

a National Park authority were a local authority for the purposes of this Act and the Park for which it is the local planning authority were its area;

and the references in those sections and in section 63(7)(a) to a council and to a local authority shall be construed accordingly.

(5)

References in sections 33 to 37 to the land are to the building and the land in respect of which the notice under subsection (1) is served.

F86 32A Purchase notices: Crown land

(1)

A listed building purchase notice may be served in respect of Crown land only as mentioned in this section.

(2)

The owner of a private interest in Crown land must not serve a listed building purchase notice unless—

(a)

he first offers to dispose of his interest to the appropriate authority on equivalent terms, and

(b)

the offer is refused by the appropriate authority.

(3)

The appropriate authority may serve a listed building purchase notice in relation to the following land—

(a)

land belonging to Her Majesty in right of Her private estates;

(b)

land belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster;

(c)

land belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall;

(d)

land which forms part of the Crown Estate.

(4)

An offer is made on equivalent terms if the price payable for the interest is equal to (and, in default of agreement, determined in the same manner as) the compensation which would be payable in respect of it if it were acquired in pursuance of a listed building purchase notice.

33 Action by council on whom listed building purchase notice served.

(1)

The council on whom a listed building purchase notice is served by an owner shall serve on him a notice stating either—

(a)

that the council are willing to comply with the purchase notice; or

(b)

that another local authority or statutory undertakers specified in the notice under this subsection have agreed to comply with it in their place; or

(c)

that for reasons so specified the council are not willing to comply with the purchase notice and have not found any other local authority or statutory undertakers who will agree to comply with it in their place and that they have transmitted to the Secretary of State a copy of the purchase notice and of the notice under this subsection.

(2)

A notice under subsection (1) must be served before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date of service of the listed building purchase notice.

(3)

Where such a notice as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) has been duly served, the council or, as the case may be, the other local authority or statutory undertakers specified in the notice shall be deemed—

(a)

to be authorised to acquire the interest of the owner compulsorily in accordance with the provisions of section 47; and

(b)

to have served a notice to treat in respect of it on the date of service of the notice under that subsection.

(4)

Where the council propose to serve such a notice as is mentioned in subsection (l)(c), they shall first send to the Secretary of State a copy of—

(a)

the proposed notice; and

(b)

the listed building purchase notice which was served on them.

34 Procedure on reference of listed building purchase notice to Secretary of State.

(1)

Where a copy of a listed building purchase notice is sent to the Secretary of State under section 33(4), he shall consider whether to confirm the notice or to take other action under section 35 in respect of it.

(2)

Before confirming such a notice or taking such other action, the Secretary of State shall give notice of his proposed action—

(a)

to the person who served the notice;

(b)

to the council on whom it was served;

(c)

F87in England outside Greater London—

(i)

to the county planning authority and also, where that authority is a joint planning board, to the county council; and

(ii)

if the district council on whom the purchase notice in question was served is a constituent member of a joint planning board, to that board;

F88(cc)

in Wales, to the local planning authority, where it is a joint planning board; and

(d)

if the Secretary of State proposes to substitute any other local authority or statutory undertakers for the council on whom the notice was served, to them.

(3)

A notice under subsection (2) shall specify the period (which must not be less than 28 days from its service) within which any of the persons on whom it is served may require the Secretary of State to give him an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by a person appointed by him for the purpose.

(4)

If any of those persons so require, before the Secretary of State confirms the listed building purchase notice or takes any other action under section 35 in respect of it, he shall give such an opportunity to each of them.

(5)

If after any of those persons have appeared before and been heard by the appointed person, it appears to the Secretary of State to be expedient to take action under section 35 otherwise than in accordance with the notice given by him, the Secretary of State may take that action accordingly.

35 Action by Secretary of State in relation to listed building purchase notice.

(1)

Subject to the following provisions of this section, if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the conditions specified in section 32(2)(a) to (c) are satisfied in the case of any listed building purchase notice, he shall confirm the notice.

(2)

If the Secretary of State is satisfied that those conditions are fulfilled only in respect of part of the land, he shall confirm the notice only in respect of that part and the notice shall have effect accordingly.

(3)

The Secretary of State shall not confirm the notice unless he is satisfied that the land comprises such land contiguous or adjacent to the building as is in his opinion required—

(a)

for preserving the building or its amenities, or

(b)

for affording access to it, or

(c)

for its proper control or management.

(4)

If it appears to the Secretary of State to be expedient to do so he may, instead of confirming the notice—

(a)

in the case of a notice served on account of the refusal of listed building consent for any works, grant such consent for those works;

(b)

in the case of a notice served on account of such consent being granted subject to conditions, revoke or amend those conditions so far as it appears to him to be required in order to enable the land to be rendered capable of reasonably beneficial use by the carrying out of those works;

(c)

in the case of a notice served on account of such consent being revoked by an order under section 23 or 26, cancel the order revoking the consent; or

(d)

in the case of a notice served on account of such consent being modified by such an order by the imposition of conditions, revoke or amend those conditions so far as appears to him to be required in order to enable the land to be rendered capable of reasonably beneficial use by the carrying out of the works in respect of which the consent was granted.

(5)

If it appears to the Secretary of State that the land (or any part of it) could be rendered capable of reasonably beneficial use within a reasonable time by the carrying out—

(a)

of any other works for which listed building consent ought to be granted, or

(b)

of any development for which planning permission ought to be granted,

he may, instead of confirming the listed building purchase notice (or confirming it so far as it relates to that part), direct that if an application is made for such consent for those works or, as the case may be, for planning permission for that development, it shall be granted.

(6)

If it appears to the Secretary of State, having regard to the probable ultimate use of the building or its site, that it is expedient to do so, he may, if he confirms the notice, modify it either in relation to the whole or any part of the land, by substituting another local authority or statutory undertakers for the council on whom the notice was served.

(7)

Any reference in section 34 to the taking of action by the Secretary of State under this section includes a reference to the taking by him of a decision not to confirm the notice on the grounds that any of the conditions referred to in subsection (1) are not satisfied.

36 Effect of Secretary of State’s action in relation to listed building purchase notice.

(1)

Where the Secretary of State confirms a listed building purchase notice, the council on whom the notice was served shall be deemed—

(a)

to be authorised to acquire the owner’s interest in the land compulsorily in accordance with the provisions of section 47; and

(b)

to have served a notice to treat in respect of it on such date as the Secretary of State may direct.

(2)

If before the end of the relevant period the Secretary of State has neither—

(a)

confirmed the listed building purchase notice; nor

(b)

notified the owner by whom it was served that he does not propose to confirm it; nor

(c)

taken any such action in respect of it as is mentioned in subsection (4) or (5) of section 35,

the notice shall be deemed to be confirmed at the end of that period and the council on whom it was served shall be deemed to have been authorised as mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and to have served a notice to treat in respect of the owner’s interest at the end of that period.

(3)

Where a listed building purchase notice is confirmed in respect of only part of the land, references in this section to the owner’s interest in the land are references to the owner’s interest in that part.

(4)

Where a listed building purchase notice is modified under section 35(6) by the substitution of another local authority or statutory undertakers for the council on whom the notice was served, the reference in subsection (1) to that council is to that other local authority or those statutory undertakers.

(5)

In this section “the relevant period” means, subject to subsection (6) below—

(a)

the period of nine months beginning with the date of the service of the listed building purchase notice; or

(b)

if it ends earlier, the period of six months beginning with the date on which a copy of the notice was sent to the Secretary of State.

(6)

The relevant period does not run if the Secretary of State has before him at the same time both—

(a)

a copy of the listed building purchase notice sent to him under section 33(4); and

(b)

a notice of appeal under section 20 or section 39 relating to any of the land to which the listed building purchase notice relates.

(7)

Where any decision by the Secretary of State to confirm or not to confirm a listed building purchase notice (including any decision to confirm the notice only in respect of part of the land, or to give any direction as to the granting of listed building consent or planning permission) is quashed under section 63, the notice shall be treated as cancelled but the owner may serve a further notice in its place.

(8)

For the purposes of determining whether such a further notice has been served within the period prescribed for the service of listed building purchase notices, the decision concerning listed building consent on account of which the notice has been served shall be treated as having been made on the date on which the Secretary of State’s decision was quashed.

37 Reduction of compensation on acquisition where s. 28 compensation payable.

Where compensation is payable under section 28 in respect of expenditure incurred in carrying out any works to a building, any compensation which then becomes payable in respect of the acquisition of an interest in the land in pursuance of a listed building purchase notice shall be reduced by an amount equal to the value of those works.

Chapter IV Enforcement

38 Power to issue listed building enforcement notice.

(1)

Where it appears to the local planning authority—

(a)

that any works have been or are being executed to a listed building in their area; and

(b)

that the works are such as to involve a contravention of section 9(1) or (2),

they may, if they consider it expedient to do so having regard to the effect of the works on the character of the building as one of special architectural or historic interest, issue a notice under this section (in this Act referred to as a “listed building enforcement notice”).

(2)

A listed building enforcement notice shall specify the alleged contravention and require such steps as may be specified in the notice to be taken F89 . . .—

(a)

for restoring the building to its former state; or

(b)

if the authority consider that such restoration would not be reasonably practicable or would be undesirable, for executing such further works specified in the notice as they consider necessary to alleviate the effect of the works which were carried out without listed building consent; or

(c)

for bringing the building to the state in which it would have been if the terms and conditions of any listed building consent which has been granted for the works had been complied with.

F90 (3)

A listed building enforcement notice—

(a)

shall specify the date on which it is to take effect and, subject to sections 39(3) and 65(3A), shall take effect on that date, and

(b)

shall specify the period within which any steps are required to be taken and may specify different periods for different steps,

and, where different periods apply to different steps, references in this Part to the period for compliance with a listed building enforcement notice, in relation to any step, are to the period within which the step is required to be taken.

(4)

A copy of a listed building enforcement notice shall be served, not later than 28 days after the date of its issue and not later than 28 days before the F91date specified in it as the date on which it is to take effect—

(a)

on the owner and on the occupier of the building to which it relates; and

(b)

on any other person having an interest in that building which in the opinion of the authority is materially affected by the notice.

F92F92 (5)

The local planning authority may—

(a)

withdraw a listed building enforcement notice (without prejudice to their power to issue another); or

(b)

waive or relax any requirement of such a notice and, in particular, may extend the period specified in accordance with section 38(3),

and the powers conferred by this subsection may be exercised whether or not the notice has taken effect.

F92 (6)

The local planning authority shall, immediately after exercising the powers conferred by subsection (5), give notice of the exercise to every person who has been served with a copy of the listed building enforcement notice or would, if the notice were re-issued, be served with a copy of it

(7)

Where a listed building enforcement notice imposes any such requirement as is mentioned in subsection (2)(b), listed building consent shall be deemed to be granted for any works of demolition, alteration or extension of the building executed as a result of compliance with the notice.

39 Appeal against listed building enforcement notice.

(1)

A person having an interest in the building to which a listed building enforcement notice relates or a relevant occupier may appeal to the Secretary of State against the notice on any of the following grounds—

(a)

that the building is not of special architectural or historic interest;

F93 (b)

that the matters alleged to constitute a contravention of section 9(1) or (2) have not occurred;

(c)

that those matters (if they occurred) do not constitute such a contravention

(d)

that works to the building were urgently necessary in the interests of safety or health or for the preservation of the building, that it was not practicable to secure safety or health or, as the case may be, the preservation of the building by works of repair or works for affording temporary support or shelter, and that the works carried out were limited to the minimum measures immediately necessary;

(e)

that listed building consent ought to be granted for the works, or that any relevant condition of such consent which has been granted ought to be discharged, or different conditions substituted;

(f)

that copies of the notice were not served as required by section 38(4);

(g)

except in relation to such a requirement as is mentioned in section 38(2)(b) or (c), that the requirements of the notice exceed what is necessary for restoring the building to its condition before the works were carried out;

(h)

that the period specified in the notice as the period within which any step required by the notice is to be taken falls short of what should reasonably be allowed;

(i)

that the steps required by the notice for the purpose of restoring the character of the building to its former state would not serve that purpose;

(j)

that steps required to be taken by virtue of section 38(2)(b) exceed what is necessary to alleviate the effect of the works executed to the building;

(k)

that steps required to be taken by virtue of section 38(2)(c) exceed what is necessary to bring the building to the state in which it would have been if the terms and conditions of the listed building consent had been complied with.

F94 (2)

An appeal under this section shall be made F95 . . . —

(a)

by giving written notice of the appeal to the Secretary of State before the date specified in the listed building enforcement notice as the date on which it is to take effect; or

(b)

by sending such notice to him in a properly addressed and pre-paid letter posted to him at such time that, in the ordinary course of post, it would be delivered to him before that dateF96; or

(c)

by sending such notice to him using electronic communications at such time that, in the ordinary course of transmission, it would be delivered to him before that date.

(3)

Where such an appeal is brought the listed building enforcement notice shall F97subject to any order under section 65(3A) be of no effect pending the final determination or the withdrawal of the appeal.

(4)

A person who gives notice of appeal under this section shall submit to the Secretary of State, either when giving the notice or within such time as may be prescribed, a statement in writing—

(a)

specifying the grounds on which he is appealing against the listed building enforcement notice; and

(b)

giving such further information as may be prescribed.

(5)

If, where more than one ground is specified in the statement, the appellant does not give information required under subsection (4)(b) in relation to each of those grounds within the prescribed time, the Secretary of State may determine the appeal without considering any ground as to which the appellant has failed to give such information within that time.

(6)

Where any person has appealed to the Secretary of State under this section against a notice, no person shall be entitled, in any other proceedings instituted after the making of the appeal, to claim that the notice was not duly served on the person who appealed.

(7)

In this section “relevant occupier” means a person who—

(a)

on the date on which the listed building enforcement notice is issued occupies the building to which the notice relates by virtue of a licence F98 . . .; and

(b)

continues so to occupy the building when the appeal is brought.

40 Appeals: supplementary provisions.

(1)

The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe the procedure which is to be followed on appeals under section 39, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of this subsection may—

(a)

require the local planning authority to submit, within such time as may be prescribed, a statement indicating the submissions which they propose to put forward on the appeal;

(b)

specify the matters to be included in such a statement;

(c)

require the authority or the appellant to give such notice of such an appeal as may be prescribed, being notice which in the opinion of the Secretary of State is likely to bring the appeal to the attention of persons in the locality in which the building in question is situated;

(d)

require the authority to send to the Secretary of State, within such period from the date of the bringing of the appeal as may be prescribed, a copy of the enforcement notice and a list of the persons served with copies of it.

(2)

Subject to section 41(4), the Secretary of State shall, if either the appellant or the local planning authority so wish, give each of them an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by a person appointed by the Secretary of State for the purpose.

F99(2B)

Subsection (2) does not apply to an appeal against a listed building enforcement notice issued by a local planning authority in Wales.

(3)

Schedule 3 applies to appeals under section 39.

41 Determination of appeals under s. 39.

F100(1)

On an appeal under section 39 the Secretary of State may—

(a)

correct any defect, error or misdescription in the listed building enforcement notice; or

(b)

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 local planning authority.

(2)

Where the Secretary of State determines to allow the appeal, he may quash the notice.

(2A)

The Secretary of State shall give any directions necessary to give effect to his determination on the appeal.

(3)

The Secretary of State—

(a)

may dismiss such an appeal if the appellant fails to comply with section 39(4) within the prescribed time; and

(b)

may allow such an appeal and quash the listed building enforcement notice if the local planning authority fail to comply within the prescribed period with any requirement imposed by regulations made by virtue of section 40(1)(a),(b) or (d).

(4)

If F101section 40(2) would otherwise apply and the Secretary of State proposes to dismiss an appeal under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) F102of this section or to allow an appeal and quash the listed building enforcement notice under paragraph (b) of that subsection he need not comply with section 40(2).

(5)

Where it would otherwise be a ground for determining an appeal in favour of the appellant that a person required to be served with a copy of the listed building enforcement notice was not served, the Secretary of State may disregard that fact if neither the appellant nor that person has been substantially prejudiced by the failure to serve him.

(6)

On the determination of an appeal the Secretary of State may—

(a)

grant listed building consent for the works to which the listed building enforcement notice relates or for part only of those works;

(b)

discharge any condition or limitation subject to which listed building consent was granted and substitute any other condition, whether more or less onerous;

(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.

(7)

Any listed building consent granted by the Secretary of State under subsection (6) shall be treated as granted on an application for the same consent under section 10 and the Secretary of State’s decision in relation to the grant shall be final.

F103(8)

Subsection (5) of section 250 of the Local Government Act 1972 (which authorises a Minister holding an inquiry under that section to make orders with respect to the costs of the parties) shall apply in relation to any proceedings F104in England before the Secretary of State on an appeal under section 39 as if those proceedings were an inquiry held by the Secretary of State under section 250.

42 Execution of works required by listed building enforcement notice.

(1)

If any of the steps specified in the listed building enforcement notice have not been taken within the F105period for compliance with the notice, the authority may—

(a)

enter the land and take those steps, and

(b)

recover from the person who is then the owner of the land any expenses reasonably incurred by them in doing so.

(2)

Where a listed building enforcement notice has been served in respect of a building—

(a)

any expenses incurred by the owner or occupier of the building for the purpose of complying with it, and

(b)

any sums paid by the owner of the building under subsection (1) in respect of expenses incurred by the local planning authority in taking steps required by it,

shall be deemed to be incurred or paid for the use and at the request of the person who carried out the works to which the notice relates.

(3)

Regulations under this Act may provide that all or any of the following sections of the M4Public Health Act 1936, namely—

(a)

section 276 (power of local authorities to sell materials removed in executing works under that Act subject to accounting for the proceeds of sale);

(b)

section 289 (power to require the occupier of any premises to permit works to be executed by the owner of the premises);

(c)

section 294 (limit on liability of persons holding premises as agents or trustees in respect of the expenses recoverable under that Act),

shall apply, subject to such adaptations and modifications as may be specified in the regulations, in relation to any steps required to be taken by a listed building enforcement notice.

(4)

Regulations under subsection (3) applying all or any of section 289 of that Act may include adaptations and modifications for the purpose of giving the owner of land to which such a notice relates the right, as against all other persons interested in the land, to comply with the requirements of the notice.

(5)

Regulations under subsection (3) may also provide for the charging on the land on which the building stands of any expenses recoverable by a local planning authority under subsection (1).

F106 (6)

Any person who wilfully obstructs a person acting in the exercise of powers under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

F107(7)

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43F108Offence where listed building enforcement notice not complied with.

(1)

Where, at any time after the end of the period for compliance with the notice, any step required by a listed building enforcement notice to be taken has not been taken, the person who is then owner of the land is in breach of the notice.

(2)

If at any time the owner of the land is in breach of a listed building enforcement notice he shall be guilty of an offence.

(3)

An offence under this section may be charged by reference to any day or longer period of time and a person may be convicted of a second or subsequent offence under this section by reference to any period of time following the preceding conviction for such an offence.

(4)

In proceedings against any person for an offence under this section, it shall be a defence for him to show—

(a)

that he did everything he could be expected to do to secure that all the steps required by the notice were taken; or

(b)

that he was not served with a copy of the listed building enforcement notice and was not aware of its existence.

(5)

A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable F109on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

(6)

In determining the amount of any fine to be imposed on a person convicted of an offence under this section, the court shall in particular have regard to any financial benefit which has accrued or appears likely to accrue to him in consequence of the offence.

44 Effect of listed building consent on listed building enforcement notice.

(1)

If, after the issue of a listed building enforcement notice, consent is granted under section 8(3)—

(a)

for the retention of any work to which the notice relates; or

(b)

permitting the retention of works without compliance with some condition subject to which a previous listed building consent was granted,

the notice shall cease to have effect in so far as it requires steps to be taken involving the works not being retained or, as the case may be, for complying with that condition.

(2)

The fact that such a notice has wholly or partly ceased to have effect under subsection (1) shall not affect the liability of any person for an offence in respect of a previous failure to comply with that notice.

44A F110 Injunctions.

(1)

Where a local planning authority consider it necessary or expedient for any actual or apprehended contravention of section 9(1) or (2) to be restrained by injunction, they may apply to the court for an injunction, whether or not they have exercised or are proposing to exercise any of their other powers under this Part.

(2)

On an application under subsection (1) the court may grant such an injunction as the court thinks appropriate for the purpose of restraining the contravention.

(3)

Rules of court may, in particular, provide for such an injunction to be issued against a person whose identity is unknown.

(4)

The references in subsection (1) to a local planning authority include, as respects England, the Commission.

(5)

In this section “ the court ” means the High Court or the county court.

F11144BTemporary stop notices

(1)

This section applies where it appears to a local planning authority in Wales that—

(a)

works have been or are being executed to a listed building in their area; and

(b)

the works are such as to involve a contravention of section 9(1) or (2).

(2)

The authority may issue a temporary stop notice if, having regard to the effect of the works on the character of the building as one of special architectural or historic interest, they consider it is expedient that the works are stopped immediately (or that part of them is).

(3)

A temporary stop notice must be in writing and must—

(a)

specify the works in question;

(b)

prohibit execution of the works (or so much of them as is specified in the notice);

(c)

set out the authority's reasons for issuing the notice; and

(d)

include a statement of the effect of section 44C.

(4)

A temporary stop notice may be served on a person who appears to the authority—

(a)

to be executing the works or causing them to be executed; or

(b)

to have an interest in the building.

(5)

The authority must display a copy of the notice on the building; and the copy must specify the date on which it is first displayed.

(6)

A temporary stop notice takes effect when the copy of it is first displayed in accordance with subsection (5).

(7)

A temporary notice ceases to have effect—

(a)

at the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which the copy of it is first displayed in accordance with subsection (5); or

(b)

if the notice specifies a shorter period beginning with that day, at the end of that period.

(8)

But if the authority withdraws the notice before the time when it would otherwise cease to have effect under subsection (7), the notice ceases to have effect on its withdrawal.

(9)

A local planning authority may not issue a subsequent temporary stop notice in relation to the same works unless the authority have, since issuing the previous notice, taken other enforcement action in relation to the contravention referred to in subsection (1)(b).

(10)

The reference in subsection (9) to taking other enforcement action includes a reference to obtaining an injunction under section 44A.

(11)

A temporary stop notice does not prohibit the execution of works of such description, or the execution of works in such circumstances, as the Welsh Ministers may by regulations prescribe.

44CTemporary stop notices: offence

(1)

A person is guilty of an offence if the person contravenes, or causes or permits a contravention of, a temporary stop notice—

(a)

which has been served on the person; or

(b)

a copy of which has been displayed in accordance with section 44B(5).

(2)

An offence under this section may be charged by reference to a day or to some longer period; accordingly, a person may, in relation to the same temporary stop notice, be convicted of more than one offence under this section by reference to different periods.

(3)

In proceedings against a person for an offence under this section, it is a defence for the person to show that the person did not know, and could not reasonably have been expected to know, of the existence of the temporary stop notice.

(4)

In proceedings against a person for an offence under this section, it is also a defence for the person to show—

(a)

that works to the building were urgently necessary in the interests of safety or health or for the preservation of the building;

(b)

that it was not practicable to secure safety or health or, as the case may be, the preservation of the building by works of repair or works for affording temporary support or shelter;

(c)

that the works carried out were limited to the minimum measures immediately necessary; and

(d)

that notice in writing justifying in detail the carrying out of the works was given to the local planning authority as soon as reasonably practicable.

(5)

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

(6)

In determining the amount of a fine to be imposed on a person convicted under this section, the court must in particular have regard to any financial benefit which has accrued or appears likely to accrue to the person in consequence of the offence.

44DTemporary stop notices: compensation

(1)

A person who, on the day when a temporary stop notice is first displayed in accordance with section 44B(5), has an interest in the building is, on making a claim to the local planning authority within the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner, entitled to be paid compensation by the authority in respect of any loss or damage directly attributable to the effect of the notice.

(2)

But subsection (1) applies only if—

(a)

the works specified in the notice are not such as to involve a contravention of section 9(1) or (2); or

(b)

the authority withdraws the notice other than following the grant of listed building consent, after the day mentioned in subsection (1), which authorises the works.

(3)

The loss or damage in respect of which compensation is payable under this section includes a sum payable in respect of a breach of contract caused by the taking of action necessary to comply with the notice.

(4)

No compensation is payable under this section in the case of loss or damage suffered by a claimant if—

(a)

the claimant was required to provide information under a relevant provision; and

(b)

the loss or damage could have been avoided if the claimant had provided the information or had otherwise co-operated with the planning authority when responding to the notice.

(5)

In subsection (4)(a), each of the following is a relevant provision—

(a)

section 16 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

(b)

section 330 of the principal Act.

45 Commission to have concurrent enforcement functions in London.

The Commission shall, as respects any London borough, have concurrently with the council of that borough the functions of a local planning authority under sections 38 to 43; and references to the local planning authority in those provisions shall be construed accordingly.

46 Enforcement by the Secretary of State.

(1)

If it appears to the Secretary of State to be expedient that a listed building enforcement notice should be issued in respect of any land, he may issue such a notice.

(2)

Before the Secretary of State serves a notice under subsection (1) he shall consult—

(a)

the local planning authority; and

(b)

if the land is situated in England, the Commission.

(3)

A listed building enforcement notice issued by the Secretary of State shall have the same effect as a notice issued by the local planning authority.

(4)

In relation to a listed building enforcement notice issued by the Secretary of State, F112section 42 shall apply as if for any reference in F112that section to the local planning authority there were substituted a reference to the Secretary of State.

(5)

References in this section to the local planning authority shall in the case of an authority for an area F113in England outside Greater London be construed as references to the district planning authority.

Chapter V Prevention of Deterioration and Damage

Compulsory acquisition of listed building in need of repair

47 Compulsory acquisition of listed building in need of repair.

(1)

If it appears to the Secretary of State that reasonable steps are not being taken for properly preserving a listed building he—

(a)

may authorise the appropriate authority to acquire compulsorily under this section the building and any relevant land; or

(b)

may himself compulsorily acquire them under this section.

(2)

The M5Acquisition of Land Act 1981 shall apply to compulsory acquisition under this section.

(3)

The Secretary of State shall not make or confirm a compulsory purchase order for the acquisition of any building by virtue of this section unless—

(a)

in the case of the acquisition of a building situated in England otherwise than by the Commission, he has consulted with the Commission; and

(b)

in any case, he is satisfied that it is expedient to make provision for the preservation of the building and to authorise its compulsory acquisition for that purpose.

(4)

Any person having an interest in a building which it is proposed to acquire compulsorily under this section may, within 28 days after the service of the notice required by section 12 of that Act of 1981 or, as the case may be, paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1 to that Act, apply to a magistrates’ court F114. . . for an order staying further proceedings on the compulsory purchase order.

(5)

If on an application under subsection (4) the court is satisfied that reasonable steps have been taken for properly preserving the building, the court shall make an order accordingly.

(6)

Any person aggrieved by the decision of a magistrates’ court on an application under subsection (4) may appeal against the decision to the Crown Court.

F115(6A)

This section does not permit the acquisition of any interest in Crown land unless—

(a)

it is an interest which is for the time being held otherwise than by or on behalf of the Crown, and

(b)

the appropriate authority (within the meaning of section 82C) consents to the acquisition.

(7)

In this section—

“the appropriate authority” means—

(a)

the council of the county F116, county borough or district in which the building is situated, or

(b)

in the case of a building situated in Greater London, the Commission or the council of the London borough in which the building is situated, or

(c)

in the case of a building situated outside Greater London, the joint planning board for the area in which the building is situated; or

(d)

in the case of a building situated within the Broads, the Broads Authority;

“relevant land”, in relation to any building, means the land comprising or contiguous or adjacent to it which appears to the Secretary of State to be required for preserving the building or its amenities, or for affording access to it, or for its proper control or management.

48 Repairs notice as preliminary to acquisition under s. 47.

(1)

The compulsory purchase of a building under section 47 shall not be started by the appropriate authority or by the Secretary of State unless at least two months previously the authority or, as the case may be, the Secretary of State has served on the owner of the building a notice under this section (in this section referred to as a “repairs notice”)—

(a)

specifying the works which the appropriate authority or, as the case may be, the Secretary of State considers reasonably necessary for the proper preservation of the building; and

(b)

explaining the effect of sections 47 to 50,

and the repairs notice has not been withdrawn.

(2)

Where—

(a)

a building is demolished after a repairs notice has been served in respect of it by an appropriate authority or the Secretary of State, but

(b)

the Secretary of State is satisfied that he would have confirmed or, as the case may be, would have made a compulsory purchase order in respect of the building had it not been demolished,

the demolition of the building shall not prevent the authority or the Secretary of State from being authorised under section 47 to acquire compulsorily the site of the building.

(3)

An appropriate authority or the Secretary of State may at any time withdraw a repairs notice served by them on any person; and if they do so, they shall immediately give him notice of the withdrawal.

(4)

The Secretary of State shall consult with the Commission before he serves or withdraws a repairs notice in relation to a building situated in England.

(5)

Where a repairs notice has been served on a person in respect of a building, he shall not be entitled to serve a listed building purchase notice in respect of it—

(a)

until the expiration of three months beginning with the date of the service of the repairs notice; or

(b)

if during that period the compulsory acquisition of the building is begun under section 47, unless and until the compulsory acquisition is discontinued.

(6)

For the purposes of this section a compulsory acquisition—

(a)

is started when the notice required by section 12 of the M6Acquisition of Land Act 1981 or, as the case may be, paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1 to that Act is served; and

(b)

is discontinued—

(i)

in the case of acquisition by the Secretary of State, when he decides not to make the compulsory purchase order; and

(ii)

in any other case, when the order is withdrawn or the Secretary of State decides not to confirm it.

(7)

In this section “appropriate authority” has the same meaning as in section 47.

49 Compensation on compulsory acquisition of listed building.

Subject to section 50, for the purpose of assessing compensation in respect of any compulsory acquisition of land including a building which immediately before the date of the compulsory purchase order was listed, it shall be assumed that listed building consent would be granted for any works—

(a)

for the alteration or extension of the building; or

(b)

for the demolition of the building for the purpose of development of any class specified in Schedule 3 to the principal Act (development not constituting new development),

F117 . . . .

50 Minimum compensation in case of listed building deliberately left derelict.

(1)

Where the appropriate authority within the meaning of section 47—

(a)

propose to acquire a building compulsorily under that section; and

(b)

are satisfied that the building has been deliberately allowed to fall into disrepair for the purpose of justifying its demolition and the development or redevelopment of the site or any adjoining site,

they may include in the compulsory purchase order as submitted to the Secretary of State for confirmation a direction for minimum compensation.

(2)

Subject to the provisions of this section, where the Secretary of State acquires a building compulsorily under section 47, he may, if he is satisfied as mentioned in subsection (1)(b), include a direction for minimum compensation in the compulsory purchase order.

(3)

Without prejudice to so much of section 12 of the M7Acquisition of Land Act 1981 or, as the case may be, paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1 to that Act (notices stating effect of compulsory purchase order or, as the case may be, draft order) as requires the notice to state the effect of the order, the notice required to be served in accordance with that provision shall—

(a)

include a statement that a direction for minimum compensation has been included in the order or, as the case may be, in the draft order prepared by the Secretary of State in accordance with Schedule 1 to that Act; and

(b)

explain the meaning of the expression “direction for minimum compensation”.

(4)

A direction for minimum compensation, in relation to a building compulsorily acquired, is a direction that for the purpose of assessing compensation it is to be assumed, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the M8Land Compensation Act 1961, the principal Act, or this Act —

(a)

that planning permission would not be granted for any development or re-development of the site of the building; and

(b)

that listed building consent would not be granted for any works for the demolition, alteration or extension of the building other than development or works necessary for restoring it to and maintaining it in a proper state of repair.

(5)

If a compulsory purchase order is confirmed or made with the inclusion of a direction for minimum compensation, the compensation in respect of the compulsory acquisition shall be assessed in accordance with the direction.

(6)

Where such a direction is included in a compulsory purchase order or, as the case may be, in a draft order prepared by the Secretary of State, any person having an interest in the building may, within 28 days after the service of the notice mentioned in subsection (3), apply to a magistrates’ court F118. . . for an order that no such direction be included in the compulsory purchase order as confirmed or made by the Secretary of State.

(7)

If the court to which an application is made under subsection (6) is satisfied that the building in respect of which the application is made has not been deliberately allowed to fall into disrepair for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1)(b) the court shall make the order applied for.

(8)

A person aggrieved by the decision of a magistrates’ court on an application under subsection (6) may appeal against the decision to the Crown Court.

(9)

The rights conferred by subsections (6) and (8) shall not prejudice those conferred by section 47(4) and (6).

51 Ending of rights over land compulsorily acquired.

(1)

Subject to the provisions of this section, upon the completion of a compulsory acquisition of land under section 47—

(a)

all private rights of way and rights of laying down, erecting, continuing or maintaining any apparatus on, under or over the land shall be extinguished, and

(b)

any such apparatus shall vest in the acquiring authority.

(2)

Subsection (1) shall not apply—

(a)

to any right vested in, or apparatus belonging to, statutory undertakers for the purpose of the carrying on of their undertaking, or

F119(b)

to any right conferred by or in accordance with the electronic communications code on the operator of an electronic communications code network, or

(c)

to any electronic communications apparatus kept installed for the purposes of any such network.

(3)

In respect of any right or apparatus not falling within subsection (2), subsection (1) shall have effect subject—

(a)

to any direction given by the acquiring authority before the completion of the acquisition that subsection (1) shall not apply to any right or apparatus specified in the direction; and

(b)

to any agreement which may be made (whether before or after the completion of the acquisition) between the acquiring authority and the person in or to whom the right or apparatus in question is vested or belongs.

(4)

Any person who suffers loss by the extinguishment of a right or the vesting of any apparatus under this section shall be entitled to compensation from the acquiring authority.

(5)

Any compensation payable under this section shall be determined in accordance with the M9Land Compensation Act 1961.

Acquisition by agreement

52 Acquisition of land by agreement.

(1)

The council of any county, F120county borough, district or London borough or a joint planning board for an area outside Greater London may acquire by agreement—

(a)

any building appearing to them to be of special architectural or historic interest; and

(b)

any land comprising or contiguous or adjacent to such a building which appears to the Secretary of State to be required—

(i)

for preserving the building or its amenities, or

(ii)

for affording access to it, or

(iii)

for its proper control or management.

(2)

The provisions of Part I of the M10Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (so far as applicable), other than sections 4 to 8, 10 and 31, shall apply in relation to the acquisition of land under subsection (1), but references in that Part to the execution of the works shall be construed as including references to—

(a)

any erection, construction or carrying out of buildings or works authorised by section 237 of the principal Act; and

(b)

any erection, construction or carrying out of buildings or works on behalf of a Minister or statutory undertakers on land acquired by that Minister or those undertakers, where the buildings or works are erected, constructed or carried out for the purposes for which the land was acquired.

Management of acquired buildings

53 Management of listed buildings acquired under this Act.

(1)

Where—

(a)

a local authority or joint planning board acquire any building or other land under section 47(1) or 52(1)(a) or (b); or

(b)

the Commission acquire any building or other land under section 47(1),

they may make such arrangements as to its management, use or disposal as they consider appropriate for the purpose of its preservation.

(2)

Where the Secretary of State acquires any building or other land under section 47(1), he may—

(a)

make such arrangements as he thinks fit as to the management, custody or use of the building or land; and

(b)

dispose of or otherwise deal with any such building or land as he may from time to time determine.

(3)

The Commission may be a party to such arrangements as are mentioned in subsection (2) if they relate to property situated in England.

Urgent preservation

54 Urgent works to preserve F121... listed buildings.

(1)

A local authority may execute any works which appear to them to be urgently necessary for the preservation of a listed building in their area.

(2)

If it appears to the Secretary of State that any works are urgently necessary for the preservation of a listed building—

(a)

if the building is in England, he shall authorise the Commission to execute any works specified in the authorisation which appear to him to be urgently necessary for its preservation; or

(b)

if the building is in Wales, he may himself execute any works which appear to him to be urgently necessary for its preservation.

(3)

The works which may be executed under this section may consist of or include works for affording temporary support or shelter for the building.

(4)

If F122, in the case of a building in England, the building is occupied works may be carried out only to those parts which are not in use.

F123(4A)

If, in the case of a building in Wales, the whole or part of the building is in residential use, works may be carried out only where they would not interfere unreasonably with that use.

(5)

The owner of the building must be given not less than seven days notice in writing of the intention to carry out the works and, in the case of works authorised under subsection (2)(a), the Commission shall give that notice.

F124(5A)

Where the works are to be executed to a building in Wales the whole or part of which is in residential use, the occupier of the building must also be given not less than seven days' notice in writing of the intention to carry out the works.

(6)

A notice under subsection (5) F125or (5A) shall describe the works proposed to be carried out.

(7)

As respects buildings in Greater London, the functions of a local authority under this section are exercisable concurrently by the Commission and the relevant London borough council.

55 Recovery of expenses of works under s. 54.

(1)

This section has effect for enabling the expenses of works executed under section 54 to be recovered by the authority who carried out the works, that is to say the local authority, the Commission or the Secretary of State or, in the case of works carried out by the Commission on behalf of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State.

(2)

That authority may give notice to the owner of the building requiring him to pay the expenses of the works.

(3)

Where the works consist of or include works for affording temporary support or shelter for the building—

(a)

the expenses which may be recovered include any continuing expenses involved in making available the apparatus or materials used; and

(b)

notices under subsection (2) in respect of any such continuing expenses may be given from time to time.

(4)

The owner may within 28 days of the service of the notice represent to the Secretary of State—

(a)

that some or all of the works were unnecessary for the preservation of the building; or

(b)

in the case of works for affording temporary support or shelter, that the temporary arrangements have continued for an unreasonable length of time; or

(c)

that the amount specified in the notice is unreasonable; or

(d)

that the recovery of that amount would cause him hardship,

and the Secretary of State shall determine to what extent the representations are justified.

(5)

The Secretary of State shall give notice of his determination, the reasons for it and the amount recoverable—

(a)

to the owner of the building; and

(b)

if the authority who gave notice under subsection (2) is a local authority or the Commission, to them.

F126(5A)

Where the Welsh Ministers make a determination under subsection (4), the owner of the building or (if it is given notice under subsection (5)) the local authority may, within 28 days of the service of the notice under subsection (5), appeal to the county court against the decision.

(5B)

In the case of a building in Wales, as from the time when the notice under subsection (2) becomes operative, the expenses which an authority may recover under this section carry interest at such rate as the Welsh Ministers may prescribe by order until recovery of all sums due under this section; and the expenses and any interest are recoverable by the authority as a debt.

(5C)

As from that time, the expenses and any interest are, until recovery, a charge on the land on which the building stands.

(5D)

The charge takes effect at that time as a legal charge which is a local land charge.

(5E)

For the purpose of enforcing the charge, the authority have the same powers and remedies under the Law of Property Act 1925 and otherwise as if they were a mortgagee by deed having powers of sale and lease, of accepting surrenders of leases and of appointing a receiver.

(5F)

The power of appointing a receiver is exercisable at any time after the end of the period of one month beginning with the date on which the charge takes effect.

(5G)

For the purposes of subsections (5B) to (5F), the notice becomes operative—

(a)

where no representations are made under subsection (4) within the period referred to in that subsection, at the end of that period;

(b)

where representations are made as mentioned in paragraph (a) but no appeal against the determination under subsection (4) is made under subsection (5A) within the period referred to in that subsection, at the end of that period;

(c)

where an appeal is made as mentioned in paragraph (b) and the decision on the appeal confirms the determination under subsection (4) (with or without variation), at the time of the decision;

(d)

where an appeal is made as mentioned in paragraph (b) but is withdrawn, at the time of the withdrawal.

F127(6)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

56 Dangerous structure orders in respect of listed buildings.

Before taking any steps with a view to—

(a)

the making of an order in respect of a listed building under section 77(1)(a) of the M11Building Act 1984 or section 65 or 69(1) of the London Building Acts (Amendment) Act 1939; or

(b)

the M12service of a notice under section 79(1) of that Act of 1984 or section 62(2) of that Act of 1939,

a local planning authority shall consider whether they should instead exercise their powers under sections 47 and 48 or section 54.

Grants for repair and maintenance

57 Power of local authority to contribute to preservation of listed buildings etc.

(1)

A local authority may contribute towards the expenses incurred or to be incurred in the repair or maintenance—

(a)

of a listed building which is situate in or in the vicinity of their area; or

(b)

of a building in their area which is not listed but appears to them to be of architectural or historic interest.

(2)

At the time of making such a contribution the local authority may also contribute towards the expenses incurred, or to be incurred, in the upkeep of any garden occupied with the building and contiguous or adjacent to it.

(3)

A contribution under this section may be made by grant or loan.

(4)

A contribution by way of loan may be made upon such terms and conditions as the local authority may determine including (but without prejudice to the foregoing) a term that the loan shall be free of interest.

(5)

A local authority—

(a)

may renounce their right to repayment of such a loan or any interest for the time being outstanding, and

(b)

by agreement with the borrower may otherwise vary any of the terms and conditions on which such a loan is made.

(6)

A local authority may require as a condition of the making by them of a contribution under this section by way of grant towards the expenses of the repair or maintenance or upkeep of any property that the person to whom the grant is made shall enter into an agreement with them for the purpose of enabling the public to have access to the property or part of it during such period and at such times as the agreement may provide.

(7)

In this section and in section 58 “local authority” means—

(a)

the council of a county, F128county borough, borough or district,

(b)

a joint planning board constituted under section 2 of the principal Act, and

(c)

in relation to a building or land in the Broads, the Broads Authority.

58 Recovery of grants under s. 57.

(1)

If, during the period of three years beginning with the day on which a grant is made under section 57 towards the repair or maintenance or upkeep of any property (“the grant property”), the grantee disposes of the interest held by him in the property on that day or any part of that interest, by way of sale or exchange or lease for a term of not less than 21 years, the local authority may recover the amount of the grant, or such part of it as they think fit, from the grantee in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(2)

If the grantee gives the whole of that interest to any person (whether directly or indirectly, but otherwise than by will) subsection (1) shall have effect as if the donee were the grantee.

(3)

If the grantee gives part of that interest to any person (whether directly or indirectly, but otherwise than by will) subsection (1) shall have effect as if any disposal or part disposal of that interest by the donee were a disposal by the grantee.

(4)

If any condition imposed on the making of a grant to which this section applies is contravened or not complied with, the grantor may recover the amount of the grant, or such part of it as he thinks fit, from the grantee.

(5)

Nothing in this section entitles a grantor to recover amounts in the aggregate exceeding the amount of the grant (for example by virtue of a breach of more than one condition or disposals of several parts of an interest in the grant property).

Damage to listed buildings

59 Acts causing or likely to result in damage to listed buildings.

(1)

If, with the intention of causing damage to a listed building, any relevant person does or permits the doing of any act which causes or is likely to result in damage to the building, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

(2)

A person is a relevant person for the purpose of subsection (1) if apart from that subsection he would be entitled to do or permit the act in question.

(3)

Subsection (1) does not apply to an act for the execution—

(a)

of works authorised by planning permission granted or deemed to be granted in pursuance of an application under the principal Act; or

(b)

of works for which listed building consent has been given under this ActF129; or

(c)

of works for which development consent has been granted under the Planning Act 2008.

(4)

If a person convicted of an offence under this section fails to take such reasonable steps as may be necessary to prevent any damage or further damage resulting from the offence, he shall be guilty of a further offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F130one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale for each day on which the failure continues.

Chapter VI Miscellaneous and Supplemental

Exceptions for church buildings and ancient monuments

60 Exceptions for ecclesiastical buildings and redundant churches.

(1)

The provisions mentioned in subsection (2) shall not apply to any ecclesiastical building which is for the time being used for ecclesiastical purposes.

(2)

Those provisions are sections 3, F1313A, 4, 7 to 9, 47, 54 and 59.

(3)

For the purposes of subsection (1), a building used or available for use by a minister of religion wholly or mainly as a residence from which to perform the duties of his office shall be treated as not being an ecclesiastical building F132unless it is a building which is a chapel forming part of an episcopal house of residence and is included in the list maintained by the Church Buildings Council under F133section 38 of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018 or is otherwise subject to the faculty jurisdiction.

(4)

For the purposes of sections 7 to 9 a building shall be taken to be used for the time being for ecclesiastical purposes if it would be so used but for the works in question.

(5)

The Secretary of State may by order provide for restricting or excluding the operation of subsections (1) to (3) in such cases as may be specified in the order.

(6)

An order under this section may—

(a)

make provision for buildings generally, for descriptions of building or for particular buildings;

(b)

make different provision for buildings in different areas, for buildings of different religious faiths or denominations or according to the use made of the building;

(c)

make such provision in relation to a part of a building (including, in particular, an object or structure falling to be treated as part of the building by virtue of section 1(5)) as may be made in relation to a building and make different provision for different parts of the same building;

(d)

make different provision with respect to works of different descriptions or according to the extent of the works;

(e)

make such consequential adaptations or modifications of the operation of any other provision of this Act or the principal Act, or of any instrument made under either of those Acts, as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.

(7)

Sections 7 to 9 shall not apply to the execution of works for the demolition, in pursuance of a pastoral or redundancy scheme (within the meaning of the M13Pastoral Measure 1983), of a redundant building (within the meaning of that Measure) or a part of such a building.

61 Exceptions for ancient monuments etc.

(1)

The provisions mentioned in subsection (2) shall not apply to any building for the time being included in the schedule of monuments compiled and maintained under section 1 of the M14Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979.

(2)

Those provisions are F134sections 2B, 3, 3A, 4, 7 to 9, 47, 54 and 59.

Validity of instruments, decisions and proceedings

62 Validity of certain orders and decisions.

(1)

Except as provided by section 63, the validity of—

(a)

any order under section 23 or 26 (whether before or after it has been confirmed); or

(b)

any such decision by the Secretary of State as is mentioned in subsection (2), F135or

(c)

a relevant costs order made in connection with any such order or decision,

shall not be questioned in any legal proceedings whatsoever.

(2)

Those decisions are—

F136(za)

any decision on a review under section 2D;

(a)

any decision on an application referred to the Secretary of State under section 12 or on an appeal under section 20;

F137(aa)

any decision to approve or reject a local listed building consent order or part of such an order;

(ab)

any decision on an appeal under section 26K;

(b)

any decision to confirm or not to confirm a listed building purchase notice including—

(i)

any decision not to confirm such a notice in respect of part of the land to which it relates, and

(ii)

any decision to grant any consent, or give any direction, in lieu of confirming such a notice, either wholly or in part;

(c)

any decision to grant listed building consent under paragraph (a) of section 41(6) or to discharge a condition or limitation under paragraph (b) of that section;

F138(d)

any decision on an application for listed building consent under section 82B.

F139(2A)

In this section, “ relevant costs order ” means an order made under section 250(5) of the Local Government Act 1972 (orders as to costs of parties), as applied by virtue of any provision of this Act.

(3)

Nothing in this section shall affect the exercise of any jurisdiction of any court in respect of any refusal or failure on the part of the Secretary of State to take any such decision as is mentioned in subsection (2).

63 Proceedings for questioning validity of other orders, decisions and directions.

(1)

If any person is aggrieved by any such order or decision as is mentioned in F140section 62(1)(a) or (b) and wishes to question its validity on the grounds—

(a)

that it is not within the powers of this Act, or

(b)

that any of the relevant requirements have not been complied with in relation to it,

he may make an application to the High Court under this section.

F141(1A)

If a person is aggrieved by a relevant costs order made in connection with an order or decision mentioned in section 62(1)(a) or (b) and wishes to question its validity, the person may make an application to the High Court under this section (whether or not as part of an application made by virtue of subsection (1)) on the grounds—

(a)

that the relevant costs order is not within the powers of this Act, or

(b)

that any of the relevant requirements have not been complied with in relation to the order.

(2)

Without prejudice to subsection (1) F142or (1A), if the authority directly concerned with any F143order or decision mentioned in section 62(1) wish to question its validity on any of F144the grounds mentioned in subsection (1) or (1A) (as the case may be), the authority may make an application to the High Court under this section.

F145(3)

An application under this section may not be made without the leave of the High Court.

(3A)

An application for leave for the purposes of subsection (3) must be made before the end of the period of six weeks beginning with the day after—

(a)

in the case of an application relating to an order under section 23 that takes effect under section 25 without confirmation, the date on which the order takes effect;

(b)

in the case of an application relating to any other order mentioned in section 62(1)(a), the date on which the order is confirmed;

(c)

in the case of an application relating to a decision mentioned in section 62(1)(b) or a relevant costs order, the date on which the decision or order is made.

(3B)

When considering whether to grant leave for the purposes of subsection (3), the High Court may make an interim order suspending the operation of any order or decision the validity of which the person or authority concerned wishes to question, until the final determination of—

(a)

the question of whether leave should be granted, or

(b)

where leave is granted, the proceedings on any application under this section made with such leave.

(4)

On any application under this section F146(other than an application for leave) the High Court—

(a)

may by interim order suspend the operation of F147any order or decision, the validity of which is questioned by the application, until the final determination of the proceedings; and

(b)

if satisfied—

(i)

that F148any such order or decision is not within the powers of this Act, or

(ii)

that the interests of the applicant have been substantially prejudiced by a failure to comply with any of the relevant requirements in relation to it,

may quash that order or decision.

(5)

References in this section to the confirmation of an order include the confirmation of an order subject to modifications.

F149(6)

In this section—

“relevant costs order” has the same meaning as in section 62;

“the relevant requirements”—

(a)

in relation to an order or decision mentioned in section 62(1)(a) or (b), means any requirements of this Act or of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, or of any order, regulations or rules made under either of those Acts, which are applicable to the order or decision;

(b)

in relation to a relevant costs order, means any requirements of this Act, of the Local Government Act 1972 or of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992, or of any order, regulations or rules made under any of those Acts, which are applicable to the order.

(7)

For the purposes of subsection (2) the authority directly concerned with an order or decision is—

(a)

in relation to any such decision as is mentioned in section 62(2)(b)—

(i)

the council on whom the listed building purchase notice was served, and

(ii)

in a case where the Secretary of State has modified the notice wholly or in part by substituting another local authority or statutory undertakers for that council, also that authority or those statutory undertakers; and

(b)

otherwise, the authority who—

(i)

made the order or decision to which the proceedings in question relate, or

(ii)

referred the matter to the Secretary of State, or

(iii)

if the order was made by him, are the authority named in it.

64 Validity of listed building enforcement notices.

The validity of a listed building enforcement notice shall not, except by way of an appeal under section 39, be questioned in any proceedings whatsoever on any of the grounds on which such an appeal may be brought.

65 Appeals to High Court relating to listed building enforcement notices.

(1)

Where the Secretary of State gives a decision in proceedings on an appeal under section 39 against a listed building enforcement notice, the appellant or the local planning authority or any other person having an interest in the land to which the notice relates may, according as rules of court may provide, either appeal to the High Court against the decision on a point of law or require the Secretary of State to state and sign a case for the opinion of the High Court.

(2)

At any stage of the proceedings on any such appeal, the Secretary of State may state any question of law arising in the course of the proceedings in the form of a special case for the decision of the High Court.

(3)

A decision of the High Court on a case stated by virtue of subsection (2) shall be deemed to be a judgment of the court within the meaning of section 16 of the M15F150Senior Courts Act 1981 (jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal to hear and determine appeals from any judgment of the High Court).

F151 (3A)

In proceedings brought by virtue of this section, the High Court or, as the case may be, the Court of Appeal may, on such terms, if any, as the Court thinks fit (which may include terms requiring the local planning authority to give an undertaking as to damages or any other matter), order that the listed building enforcement notice shall have effect, or have effect to such extent as may be specified in the order, pending the final determination of those proceedings and any re-hearing and determination by the Secretary of State.

(4)

In relation to any proceedings in the High Court or the Court of Appeal brought by virtue of this section the power to make rules of court shall include power to make rules—

(a)

prescribing the powers of the High Court or the Court of Appeal with respect to the remitting of the matter with the opinion or direction of the court for re-hearing and determination by the Secretary of State; and

(b)

providing for the Secretary of State, either generally or in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the rules, to be treated as a party to any such proceedings and to be entitled to appear and to be heard accordingly.

F152 (5)

No proceedings in the High Court shall be brought by virtue of this section except with the leave of that Court and no appeal to the Court of Appeal shall be so brought except with the leave of the Court of Appeal or of the High Court.

(6)

In this section “decision” includes a direction or order, and references to the giving of a decision shall be construed accordingly.

(7)

In the case of a listed building enforcement notice issued by the Commission subsection (1) shall apply as if the reference to the local planning authority were a reference to the Commission.

Special considerations affecting planning functions

66 General duty as respects listed buildings in exercise of planning functions.

(1)

In considering whether to grant planning permission F153or permission in principle for development which affects a listed building or its setting, the local planning authority or, as the case may be, the Secretary of State shall have special regard to the desirability of preserving the building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.

(2)

Without prejudice to section 72, in the exercise of the powers of appropriation, disposal and development (including redevelopment) conferred by the provisions of sections 232, 233 and 235(1) of the principal Act, a local authority shall have regard to the desirability of preserving features of special architectural or historic interest, and in particular, listed buildings.

(3)

The reference in subsection (2) to a local authority includes a reference to a joint planning board F154. . .

F155(4)

Nothing in this section applies in relation to neighbourhood development orders.

67 Publicity for applications affecting setting of listed buildings.

F156(1)

The Secretary of State may prescribe requirements as to publicity for applications for planning permission in cases where the local planning authority think that the development of land would affect the setting of a listed building.

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F158 (8)

In this section references to planning permission do not include references to planning permissions falling within section 73A of the principal Act.

68 Reference to Commission of planning applications involving listed buildings in Greater London.

(1)

Without prejudice to his powers by virtue of section 74(1) of the principal Act, the Secretary of State may by regulations provide for any application for planning permission to which this section applies to be referred to the Commission before it is dealt with by the local planning authority.

(2)

This section applies to an application for planning permission for any development in Greater London which would, in the opinion of the local planning authority to which the application is made, involve the demolition, in whole or in part, or a material alteration, of a listed building.

(3)

Regulations under this section may—

(a)

provide for the Commission to give the referring authority directions as to the manner in which an application is to be dealt with; and

(b)

provide that an application which satisfies such conditions as may be specified in the regulations need not be referred to the Commission.