Listed Buildings (Review of Listing Decisions) (Wales) Regulations 2017

PART 6 Supplementary matters

20.—(1) The appointed person may in writing, at any time before they give their decision on the review, require the applicant, the Welsh Ministers, any interested person or any other person or body to provide such further information relevant to the review as may be specified.

(2) Such information must be provided in writing within such period as the appointed person may specify.

(3) Where the appointed person requires further information under paragraph (1), they must allow the applicant and the Welsh Ministers the opportunity to comment on the information so provided in accordance with such arrangements as they consider appropriate.

Site inspections

21.—(1) The appointed person may at any time carry out—

(a) an unaccompanied inspection of the building to which the review relates; or

(b) an inspection of the building accompanied by any of the following—

(i) the applicant;

(ii) any other owner or occupier of the building known to the appointed person;

(iii) the Welsh Ministers; and

(iv) any other person that the appointed person considers appropriate.

(2) Where the appointed person in any case intends to carry out an inspection, they must give to each of the persons referred to in paragraph (1)(b) such notice as may appear reasonable to them in the circumstances—

(a) of the date and time of the proposed inspection; and

(b) as to whether—

(i) the appointed person intends to carry out an unaccompanied inspection; or

(ii) any of the persons referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are invited to accompany the appointed person in carrying out the inspection.

(3) The appointed person is not bound to defer an inspection if any person invited to accompany them under paragraph (2)(b)(ii) is not present at the time appointed.

Allowing further time

22.  The appointed person may at any time in any particular case allow further time for the taking of any step which is required or enabled to be taken by virtue of these Regulations; and references in these Regulations to a period within which any step is required or enabled to be taken are to be construed accordingly.

Publication of review documents

23.—(1) The appointed person must, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt, make available for inspection copies of the materials referred to in paragraph (2).

(2) The materials are—

(a) the application for the review;

(b) any inquiry statement, other representations, comments, inquiry statement, information or other documents sent to the appointed person in the course of the review.