Legislation – Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025
Changes to legislation:
Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, Section 55 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 April 2026. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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- s. 55(1) coming into force by 2025 c. 34 s. 118(2)(d)(i)
Part 2Planning
Chapter 1Planning decisions
55Directions giving deemed planning permission: special regard to heritage assets
(1)
“(2B)
Section 66(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (special regard to listed buildings) applies to a government department or the Secretary of State in considering whether to make a direction under this section as it applies to the Secretary of State in considering whether to grant planning permission.”
(2)
In section 90(2B) of that Act (inserted by subsection (1))—
(a)
for “applies”, in the first place it appears, substitute “and section 58B of this Act (special regard to other heritage assets) apply”
;
(b)
for “it applies” substitute “they apply”
.