PART 3BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST

CHAPTER 1LISTING BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Proposals to list and de-list buildings: consultation and interim protection

I178Consultation before listing or de-listing building

1

Where the Welsh Ministers are proposing to list or de-list a building, they must serve a notice on the persons mentioned in subsection (2) which—

a

sets out the proposed amendment to the list maintained under section 76, and

b

invites those persons to make written representations about the proposal.

2

The persons are—

a

every owner and occupier of the building,

b

every planning authority in whose area the building is situated, and

c

any other persons the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate as having special knowledge of, or special interest in, buildings of architectural or historic interest.

3

A notice under subsection (1) must—

a

specify the period within which representations may be made, and

b

in the case of a proposal to list a building—

i

include a statement of the effect of section 79 (interim protection), and

ii

specify the date on which interim protection takes effect under that section.

4

The period specified under subsection (3)(a) must be at least 28 days beginning with the day the notice is served.