{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984/section-1A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984/section-1A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/55",
  "legislation_title": "Building Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984",
  "path": "section/1A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1A",
  "heading": "Buildings of special historical or architectural interest",
  "text": "(1) In making building regulations the appropriate national authority shall have regard, in particular, to the desirability of preserving the character of protected buildings that are of special historical or architectural interest.\n(2) In this section “protected buildings” means—\n(a) listed buildings within the meaning of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (see section 1(5) of that Act) or the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (see section 76 of that Act); and\n(b) buildings situated in areas designated as conservation areas under section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 or under section 158 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 1A inserted (1.2.2006) by Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 (c. 22), ss. 2, 11(3); S.I. 2006/224, art. 2(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 1A(1) substituted (28.6.2022 for E., 5.9.2023 for W.) by Building Safety Act 2022 (c. 30), s. 170(4)(b)(c), Sch. 5 para. 3; S.I. 2022/561, reg. 3(f), Sch. para. 3; S.I. 2023/914, reg. 2(b)(xiii), Sch. para. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 1A(2)(a) inserted (4.11.2024) by Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 3), s. 212(2), Sch. 13 para. 61(a) (with Sch. 14 paras. 1-3); S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 1A(2)(b) substituted (4.11.2024) by Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 3), s. 212(2), Sch. 13 para. 61(b) (with Sch. 14 paras. 1-3); S.I. 2024/860, art. 3(d)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/55/section/1A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:01:04.213182+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}