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2.—(1) The 1990 Regulations are amended as follows.
(2) For regulation 3 substitute—
3.—(1) An application for listed building consent or conservation area consent shall—
(a)subject to regulation 7, be made in writing to a local planning authority on a form published by the Secretary of State (or a form to substantially the same effect);
(b)include the particulars specified or referred to in the form; and
(c)be accompanied, whether electronically or otherwise, by—
(i)such plans, drawings and information as are necessary to describe the works which are the subject of the application;
(ii)except where the application is made by electronic communication or the local planning authority indicate that a lesser number is required, 3 copies of the form; and
(iii)except where they are submitted by electronic communication or the local planning authority indicate that a lesser number is required, 3 copies of any plans, drawings or information accompanying the application pursuant to paragraph (i).
(2) Any plans or drawings required to be provided by paragraph (1)(c)(i) shall be drawn to an identified scale and, in the case of plans, shall show the direction of North.
(3) When the local planning authority with whom the application has to be lodged receive—
(a)an application which complies with the requirements of paragraph (1);
(b)the certificate required by regulation 6;
(c)in a case to which regulation 3A applies, the design and access statement; and
(d)subject to paragraph (4), the particulars required by the authority under section 10(2)(c) of the Act (making applications for listed building consent),
the authority shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, send to the applicant an acknowledgement in the terms (or substantially in the terms) set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1.
(4) Paragraph (3)(d) only applies if—
(a)before the application is made the local planning authority publish, for the purposes of paragraph (8), a list of requirements on their website; and
(b)the particulars that the authority require to be included in the application fall within that list.
(5) Where, after sending an acknowledgement as required by paragraph (3), the local planning authority form the opinion that the application is invalid they shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, notify the applicant that the application is invalid.
(6) Where a valid application has been received, the local planning authority shall give the applicant written notice of their decision within the period of eight weeks beginning with the day immediately following that on which the application is received or, except where the applicant has already given notice of appeal to the Secretary of State, within such other period as may at any time be agreed in writing between the applicant and the authority.
(7) Every such notice of decision or reference to the Secretary of State shall be in writing; and where the local planning authority decide to grant listed building consent or conservation area consent subject to conditions or to refuse it, the notice shall state the reasons for the decision and shall be accompanied by a notification in the terms (or substantially in the terms) set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1.
(8) In this regulation “valid application” means an application which complies with the requirements of paragraph (1) and—
(a)subject to paragraph (8A), contains the particulars required by the authority under section 10(2)(c) of the Act (making of applications for listed building consent);
(b)is accompanied by the certificate required by regulation 6; and
(c)in a case to which regulation 3A applies, is accompanied by the design and access statement,
and a valid application shall be taken to have been received when the application, and all of the documents or particulars referred to above, have been lodged with the local planning authority.
(8A) Paragraph 8(a) only applies if—
(a)before the application is made the local planning authority publish, for the purposes of paragraph (8), a list of requirements on their website; and
(b)the particulars that the authority require to be included in the application fall within that list.”
(3) In regulation 4 (applications to vary or discharge conditions attached to a listed building consent or conservation area consent)—
(a)in paragraph (1) for the words from “on a form” to the end substitute “in accordance with regulation 3(1).”; and
(b)in paragraph (2)—
(i)for the words “Regulations 3(2) to 3(5)” substitute “Paragraphs (3) to (8A) of regulation 3”; and
(ii)for the words “regulation 3(5)(a)” substitute “regulation 3(7)”.
(4) In regulation 6 (certificate to accompany applications and appeals), in paragraph (6), for the words “set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2 hereto” substitute “published by the Secretary of State.”.
(5) Subject to regulation 3(b) of these Regulations, Part 1 of Schedule 2 is revoked.
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