listed buildingsand Conservation areas


It cantherefore be seen thatwhetheritis repair,enhancement or even demolition underconsideration,planning consent will be required fromthe local planning authorityfor abuilding in aconservation area andcertain conditionsmayattachto that permission.


list oF statutes


TherelevantActsofParliamentare as follows:


nPlanning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act, 1990


nAncientMonuments andArchaeological Areas Act, 1979


nLocal Government (Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act, 1982 nCivicAmenities Act, 1967


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


listed buildingsinsCotland, Wales and nortHernireland


Although thereare differentlegislative acts, essentially the legislation covers the sameareas. Themain areasofdifference are indicatedbelow.


Category a (approx 8%) Buildingsofnationalorinternational importance,eitherarchitectural or historic, or finelittle-alteredexamplesofsome particular period, style or building type.


Category b (approx 60%)


Buildings of regional or more than local importance,ormajor examplesofsome particular period,style or building type whichmay have been altered.


Category C(s) (approx 32%)


Buildingsoflocalimportance, lesser examplesofany period,style or building type,asoriginallyconstructed or altered; andsimple, traditionalbuildingswhich groupwellwithothersincategoriesAand Borare part of aplanned groupsuchasan estate or an industrial complex.


Buildingsmay also be linked in A or B class groups to indicate theirpositioninrelation toawider set of buildingswithwhich they form arelatedwholesuchasanindustrial estate, an urbansquareoravillage high street.


sCotland


Scottish buildings are covered by the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation areas) (Scotland) Act, 1997, with thebodycontrolling thesystembeing Historic Scotland.


The listing categories being A, B, and C(S).


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