{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984/section-80",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984/section-80.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/55",
  "legislation_title": "Building Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/building-act-1984",
  "path": "section/80",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "80",
  "heading": "Notice to local authority of intended demolition.",
  "text": "(1) This section applies to any demolition of the whole or part of a building except—\n(a) a demolition in pursuance of a demolition order or obstructive building ordermade under Part IX of the Housing Act 1985, and\n(b) a demolition—\n(i) of an internal part of a building, where the building is occupied and it is intended that it should continue to be occupied,\n(ii) of a building that has a cubic content (as ascertained by external measurement) of not more than 1750 cubic feet, or, where a greenhouse, conservatory, shed or prefabricated garage forms part of a larger building, of that greenhouse, conservatory, shed or prefabricated garage, or\n(iii) without prejudice to sub-paragraph (ii) above, of an agricultural building (within the meaning of any of paragraphs 3 to 7 of Schedule 5 to the Local Government Finance Act 1988), unless it is contiguous to another building that is not itself an agricultural building or a building of a kind mentioned in that sub-paragraph.\n(2) No person shall begin a demolition to which this section applies unless—\n(a) he has given the local authority notice of his intention to do so, and\n(b) either—\n(i) the local authority have given a notice to him under section 81 below, or\n(ii) the relevant period (as defined in that section) has expired.\n(3) A notice under subsection (2) above shall specify the building to which it relates and the works of demolition intended to be carried out, and it is the duty of a person giving such a notice to a local authority to send or give a copy of it to—\n(a) the occupier of any building adjacent to the building,\n(b) any public gas supplier (as defined in Part I of the Gas Act 1986) in whose authorised area (as so defined) the building is situated,\n(c) the public electricity supplier (as defined in Part I of the Electricity Act 1989) in whose authorised area (as so defined) the building is situated and any other person authorised by a licence under that Part to supply electricity to the building;\n(4) A person who contravenes subsection (2) above is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words inserted (retrosp. 1.4.1986) by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 15), s. 24(1), Sch. 5 para. 11(1)(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words substituted by Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c. 71, SIF 61), ss. 4, 5(2), Sch. 2 para. 58(3), Sch. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words substituted by S.I. 1990/1285, art. 2, Sch. para. 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "S. 80(3)(b) substituted by Gas Act 1986 (c. 44, SIF 44:2), s. 67(1)(3), Sch. 7 para. 30, Sch. 8 para. 33"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 80(3)(c) substituted by Electricity Act 1989 (c.29, SIF 44:1), s. 112(1)(3), Sch. 16 para. 31, Sch. 17 para. 33"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 80 excluded (7.12.2022) by The A417 Missing Link Development Consent Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1248), arts. 1, 3 (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 80 excluded (28.3.2024) by The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Development Consent Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/360), arts. 1, 3(1) (with arts. 18, 35, Sch. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 80 excluded (25.6.2025) by The M5 Junction 10 Development Consent Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/795), arts. 1, 3(b) (with arts. 4, 43, Sch. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 80(2)(b) excluded (11.2.2021) by High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Act 2021 (c. 2), s. 64(1), Sch. 22 para. 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "S. 80(2)(b) excluded (3.11.2022) by The Network Rail (Huddersfield to Westtown (Dewsbury) Improvements) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/1067), arts. 1, 5(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "S. 80(2)(b) excluded (18.12.2024) by The Network Rail (Leeds to Micklefield Enhancements) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1284), arts. 1, 5 (with Sch. 15)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "S. 80(3)(b) amended (1.3.1996) by 1995 c. 45, s. 16(1), Sch. 4 para. 2(2)(i); S.I. 1996/218, art. 2"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:01:04.213182+00:00",
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    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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