The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 is an

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of the

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that altered the laws on granting of planning permission for building works, notably including those of the

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

system in England and Wales.

Secondary Legislation

The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Amendment No. 2) England) Regulations 2009 were made on 6 October 2009 and came into force on 2 November 2009. They amend

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as amended (‘the 1990 Regulations’), by substituting Schedule 4 of the 1990 Regulations (notices that a building has become listed or that a building has ceased to be listed), to reflect the fact that

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now compiles lists of

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and the Secretary of State (SoS) is responsible for approving them.

External links

* United Kingdom planning law United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1990 Town and country planning in Wales Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales Town and country planning in England 1990 in England 1990 in Wales Architectural conservation Historic preservation legislation Conservation in the United Kingdom {{UK-planning-stub