Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Planning Act 2008;

• “application” means an application under the Act for an order granting development consent;

• “conservation area” means an area for the time being designated under section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (designation of conservation areas)^f1 F1, in Scotland under section 61 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservations Areas)(Scotland) Act 1997 F2and in Wales under section 158 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023;

• “hazardous substances” are those defined as such by regulation 3 of the Planning (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1992^f2 and in Scotland by regulation 3 of the Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 1993^f3;

• “listed building” has the same meaning as that given by section 1 of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (listing of buildings of special architectural or historic interest) F3, in Scotland in section 1 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservations Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 F4and in Wales under section 76 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023; and

• “scheduled monument” means a monument included in the schedule of monuments compiled by the Secretary of State under section 1 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 ^f4 F5and in Wales under section 3 of the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023.