Member

Amendment 111 seeks to make national listed building consent orders subject to the negative procedure.The Government’s position here remains the same. This is not something we can do without careful consideration and further engagement, to ensure that there are no unintended consequences. I appreciate the engagement we have had on this matter and, as mentioned previously, it is important that we consider that it was the will of Parliament to ensure that there was sufficient scrutiny of orders that would have a direct impact on listed buildings across the country. Therefore, while we cannot accept this amendment, I am happy to consider how these orders—and local listed building consent orders, which local planning authorities can bring forward, too—can be used to streamline the consenting arrangements for works on listed buildings while continuing to protect their historic features.