Legislation – Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023
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PART 3BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST
CHAPTER 2CONTROL OF WORKS AFFECTING LISTED BUILDINGS
Dealing with applications for consent
95Notification to Welsh Ministers before granting consent
(1)
A planning authority to which an application for listed building consent is made may not grant consent unless—
(a)
it has notified the Welsh Ministers of the application, giving details of the works for which consent is sought, and
(b)
the first or second condition is met.
(2)
The first condition is that the 28 days beginning with the day the Welsh Ministers were notified have ended without the Welsh Ministers either—
(a)
directing the authority to refer the application to them under section 94, or
(b)
notifying the authority that they need more time to consider whether to give a direction under that section.
(3)
The second condition is that the Welsh Ministers have notified the authority that they do not intend to direct it to refer the application to them.
(4)
The Welsh Ministers may by regulations provide that subsection (1) does not apply to applications for listed building consent of a description specified in the regulations.
(5)
The Welsh Ministers may direct a planning authority—
(a)
that subsection (1) is not to apply to an application to the authority for listed building consent, or
(b)
that subsection (1) is to apply to an application to the authority despite any provision made by regulations under subsection (4) or by a direction under paragraph (a).
(6)
A direction may relate to—
(a)
a particular application for listed building consent, or
(b)
applications of a description specified in the direction,
and has effect in relation to any application that the authority has not determined.
(7)
The Welsh Ministers may specify a description of applications under subsection (4) or (6)(b) by reference to the opinion of any person, the availability of specialist advice in relation to the applications, or any other circumstance.