Part 3Connected listed building applications

Chapter 1Applications and publicity

Assessment of application by Secretary of State

article 32 + 32.—(1) Where the Secretary of State receives a connected listed buildings application, the Secretary of State must consider whether it is connected to the Crown development application identified in the application, and whether the application is complete and valid.

(2) An application is complete if it complies with the requirements of article 28 and also includes—

article 32 2 a + (a)the certificate required under article 31,

article 32 2 b + (b)the design and access statement required under article 29, and

article 32 2 c + (c)subject to paragraph (3), the particulars which would be required by the relevant local planning authority under section 10(2)(c) of the Listed Buildings Act(1), had the application been made to that authority.

(3) Paragraph (2)(c) only applies where—

article 32 3 a + (a)before the application is made to the Secretary of State the relevant planning authority publishes or republishes, for the purposes of regulation 3(8)(a) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Regulations 1990(2), a list of requirements on a website, and

article 32 3 b + (b)the particulars that the authority require to be included in the application fall within that list.

(4) Where the Secretary of State considers that the connected listed building application is not complete, the Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable, notify the applicant of that fact.

(5) A connected listed building application is a valid application if it satisfies the requirements of a complete application before the end of the period of 10 working days beginning with the day the notice required by article 11(4) was sent.

(6) The Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable, inform the applicant in writing as to whether the application is considered to be connected to the Crown development application, and whether it is a valid application.