2014
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill 2013
will come into effect by April 2014. . .
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act streamlines the heritage regime and includes measures for
making the process of applying for listed building consent simpler. Listing descriptions are to become
more flexible and a statutory basis will be introduced for Heritage Partnership Agreements.
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill 2013 (video)
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/about/multimedia-library/err-bill/
Forthcoming Changes to Heritage Protection
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/advice/hpg/HP/
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
Conservation area consent is replaced with planning permission;
Heritage partnership agreements may be entered into between local authorities and owners setting out works for which listed building consent is granted (excluding demolition);
Extent of protection of a listed building can be better defined by excluding attached buildings and structures and those within the curtilage of the principal listed building from protection, and by stating definitively that some feature of a listed building is not of special architectural or historic interest.
A system of local and national class consents under which works of the type described in the local or national class consent order will not need listed building consent.
Allowing a certificate of immunity from listing to be applied for at any time.
A certificate of lawful proposed works is introduced (valid for ten years) that categorically confirms that the works described in it do not affect the character of the listed building and do not therefore require consent.
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