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United Kingdom Statutory Instrument

The Ecclesiastical Exemption (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Order 1994

Section 60(1) and (2) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (the Act) provides that ecclesiastical buildings which are for the time being used for ecclesiastical purposes are not subject to sections 3, 4, 7 to 9, 47, 54 and 59 of the Act. These relate to listed building control, including building preservation notices, restrictions on works of demolition, alteration or extension, compulsory acquisition of buildings in need of repair, urgent preservation works by a local authority, the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England and the Secretary of State, and offences in relation to intentional damage. Section 75 of the Act provides that ecclesiastical buildings which are for the time being used for ecclesiastical purposes are not subject to section 74 of the Act which relates to the control of demolition of buildings in a conservation area. These exemptions are commonly collectively referred to as ecclesiastical exemption.

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The Ecclesiastical Exemption (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Order 1994 from Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament
Document type
United Kingdom Statutory Instrument
Date published
15 July 1994
Last updated
2 August 2016
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Queen's Printer of Acts of Parliament

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