# The Infrastructure Planning (Decisions) Regulations 2010, Regulation 3: Listed buildings, conservation areas and scheduled monuments

Extent: E+W+S

(1) When deciding an application which affects a listed building or its setting, the Secretary of State must have regard to the desirability of preserving the listed building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.
(2) When deciding an application relating to a conservation area, the Secretary of State must have regard to the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of that area.
(3) When deciding an application for development consent which affects or is likely to affect a scheduled monument or its setting, the Secretary of State must have regard to the desirability of preserving the scheduled monument or its setting.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/305/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-decisions-regulations-2010/regulation-3
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