Legislation – The Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas (Procedure and Interest Rate) (Wales) Regulations 2024
PART 1APPLICATIONS
Heritage impact statement4.
(1)
An application for listed building consent must include with it a statement referred to as a heritage impact statement.
(2)
A heritage impact statement must—
(a)
describe the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building to which the application relates and its significance, with particular reference to the part of the listed building affected by the works,
(b)
explain the objective that the works are intended to achieve and why they are desirable or necessary,
(c)
include a summary of the options considered for the purpose of achieving the objective in sub-paragraph (b) and the reasons why the proposals to which the application relates are preferred,
(d)
describe the works and the design principles which have been applied to them,
(e)
include a schedule of works,
(f)
describe how the works will affect the character of the listed building as a building of special architectural or historic interest, including an assessment of the impact of the works on the significance of the building, and
(g)
describe how issues relating to access to, or in, the listed building have been dealt with, but excluding issues relating to access to, or in, any part of a listed building which is used as a private dwelling.