Planning and Development Act 2024

Additions to and deletions from record of protected structures

307. (1) At any time after preparing a record of protected structures under section 306 , a planning authority may—

(a) add a structure, a specified part of a structure or a specified feature within the attendant grounds of a structure to the record of protected structures where the authority considers the structure, the part, or the feature, as the case may be, to be of special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest or value,

(b) delete a structure, a specified part of a structure or a specified feature within the attendant grounds of a structure from the record of protected structures where the authority considers that the protection of the structure, part or feature, as the case may be, is no longer warranted having regard to—

(i) the special architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical interest or value of the structure, part or feature, as the case may be, and

(ii) the proper planning and sustainable development of the area,

or

(c) make an amendment (other than an addition or deletion) to the details of a structure on the record of protected structures.

(2) The making of an addition to, deletion from or amendment to a record of protected structures under subsection (1) shall be a reserved function.

(3) A planning authority may make an addition, deletion or amendment under subsection (1)

(a) where a recommendation has been made under section 308 regarding the addition, deletion or amendment, subject to that section,

(b) in any other case, at its discretion.