The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004

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    " (1A) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the Council of the London Borough of Camden.

    (1B) Where an application under regulation 3 or 4 is made to the Council of the London Borough of Camden in respect of any building, they shall - 


(a) for not less than seven days display on or near the building, a notice indicating the nature of the works in question and - 


(i) naming a place within the locality where a copy of the application, and of all plans and other documents submitted with it, will be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable hours during the period of 21 days beginning with the date of publication of the notice; and

(ii) where the authority maintain a website for the purpose of advertisement of applications, publish the notice on the website.".

    (3) In regulation 5(3), after "Paragraphs (1)", insert "(1A), (1B)".

    (4) After regulation 5 insert - 

" Publicity for applications affecting setting of listed buildings
     5A.  - (1) This regulation applies where an application for planning permission for any development of land is made to a local planning authority and the authority think that the development would affect the setting of a listed building or the character or appearance of a conservation area.

    (2) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), the local planning authority shall - 


(a) publish in a local newspaper circulating in the locality in which the land is situated; and

(b) for not less than seven days display on or near the land,



a notice indicating the nature of the development in question and naming a place within the locality where a copy of the application, and of all plans and other documents submitted with it, will be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable hours during the period of 21 days beginning with the date of publication of the notice under sub-paragraph (a).

    (3) Subject to paragraph (7), the local planning authority shall send to the Commission a copy of each notice, under paragraph (2).

    (4) Subject to paragraph (7), the application shall not be determined by the local planning authority before both of the following periods have elapsed, namely - 



(a) the period of 21 days referred to in paragraph (2); and

(b) the period of 21 days beginning with the date on which the notice required by that paragraph to be displayed was first displayed,



and in determining any application for planning permission to which this regulation applies, the local planning authority shall take into account any representations relating to the application which are received by them before both of those periods have elapsed.

    (5) Paragraph (2) does not apply to the Council of the London Borough of Camden.

    (6) Where an application to which this regulation applies is made to the Council of the London Borough of Camden, they shall - 



(a) for not less than seven days display on or near the land, a notice indicating the nature of the development in question and - 


(i) naming a place within the locality where a copy of the application, and of all plans and other documents submitted with it, will be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable hours during the period of 21 days beginning with the date of publication of the notice; and

(ii) where the authority maintain a website for the purpose of advertisement of applications, publish the notice on the website.



    (7) Paragraphs (4) and (5) apply to the Council of the London Borough of Camden as if references in those paragraphs to paragraph (2) were references to paragraph (6).".

    (5) In regulation 8A[3] - 

(a) in paragraph (4) - 


(i) for "regulation 5 applies" substitute "regulations 5 and 5A apply"; and

(ii) for "paragraph (5)" substitute "paragraphs (5) and (5A), respectively"; and



(b) after paragraph (5) insert - 

    " (5A) In regulation 5A - 


" (a) for paragraph (2) substitute - 



    (2) Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), the local planning authority shall - 



(a) publish in a local newspaper circulating in the locality in which the building is situated a notice indicating the nature of the works which are the subject of the application and - 


(i) naming a place within the locality where a copy of the application, and of all plans and other documents submitted with it, will be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable hours during the period of 21 days beginning with the date of publication of the notice; and

(ii) stating the address of a website where a copy of the application, and of all plans and other documents submitted with it, will be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable hours during the period of 21 days beginning with the date of publication of the notice, and the place on the website where such documents may be accessed, and how they may be accessed; and



(b) for not less than 7 days display on or near the said building a notice containing the same particulars as are required to be contained in the notice to be published in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)."; and



(b) in paragraph (4), omit "both of" in both places in which it occurs, and in sub-paragraph (a) after "paragraph (2)" insert "(a)(i) or (ii)."."

Signed by authority of the First Secretary of State


Nick Raynsford
Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

26th August 2004

[2] S.I. 1990/1519.back

[3] Regulation 8A was inserted by S.I. 2003/956, Schedule 8, paragraph 2.back