Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom UK planning law

The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 is a key UK law that sets out the legal framework for protecting and managing listed buildings and conservation areas in England and Wales.

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Label	Occurrences
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 canonical	27
UK Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990	1
UK planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2869082 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
Context triple: [National Heritage List for England entry, governingLaw, Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990]

A. Town and Country Planning Act 1990
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is a key piece of UK legislation that consolidates and governs the modern system of land-use planning and development control in England and Wales.
B. Town and Country Planning Act 1977
The Town and Country Planning Act 1977 was New Zealand’s primary statute governing land use and urban planning prior to its replacement by the Resource Management Act 1991.
C. Town and Country Planning Act 1947
The Town and Country Planning Act 1947 was a landmark UK law that established comprehensive state control over land use and development, forming the foundation of modern British planning policy.
D. Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is a major piece of UK legislation that reorganized local government structures in England and Wales, creating new administrative counties, districts, and boroughs.
E. Town and Country Planning Act 1932
The Town and Country Planning Act 1932 was a UK statute that laid early foundations for modern land-use planning by extending local authorities’ powers to control development and preserve amenities before being superseded by later, more comprehensive planning legislation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
Target entity description: The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 is a key UK law that sets out the legal framework for protecting and managing listed buildings and conservation areas in England and Wales.

A. Town and Country Planning Act 1990
The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is a key piece of UK legislation that consolidates and governs the modern system of land-use planning and development control in England and Wales.
B. Town and Country Planning Act 1977
The Town and Country Planning Act 1977 was New Zealand’s primary statute governing land use and urban planning prior to its replacement by the Resource Management Act 1991.
C. Town and Country Planning Act 1947
The Town and Country Planning Act 1947 was a landmark UK law that established comprehensive state control over land use and development, forming the foundation of modern British planning policy.
D. Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 is a major piece of UK legislation that reorganized local government structures in England and Wales, creating new administrative counties, districts, and boroughs.
E. Town and Country Planning Act 1932
The Town and Country Planning Act 1932 was a UK statute that laid early foundations for modern land-use planning by extending local authorities’ powers to control development and preserve amenities before being superseded by later, more comprehensive planning legislation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ UK planning law ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	England ⓘ Wales ⓘ
cameIntoForceInDecade	1990s ⓘ
consolidates	earlier enactments on conservation areas ⓘ earlier enactments on listed buildings ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	building preservation notices ⓘ compulsory acquisition of listed buildings in need of repair ⓘ conservation area control of demolition ⓘ conservation area designation procedures ⓘ repairs notices for listed buildings ⓘ urgent works to preserve unoccupied listed buildings ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
definesConcept	building of special architectural or historic interest ⓘ conservation area ⓘ listed building ⓘ
dutyDescription	duty to have special regard to the desirability of preserving listed buildings and their settings ⓘ duty to pay special attention to the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of conservation areas ⓘ
establishesProcedureFor	appeals relating to listed building consent ⓘ applications for listed building consent ⓘ designation of conservation areas ⓘ enforcement in relation to unauthorised works to listed buildings ⓘ listing of buildings ⓘ
imposesDutyOn	local planning authorities ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalArea	environmental law ⓘ heritage law ⓘ planning law ⓘ
legislature	Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
longTitle	An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to special controls in respect of buildings and areas of special architectural or historic interest with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission ⓘ
parliamentarySession	Parliament of the United Kingdom 1987–1992 ⓘ
primaryPurpose	designation and protection of conservation areas ⓘ protection of buildings of special architectural or historic interest ⓘ
region	England and Wales ⓘ
relatedLegislation	Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 ⓘ Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ⓘ
requiresConsentFor	alteration of a listed building affecting its character ⓘ demolition of a listed building ⓘ extension of a listed building affecting its character ⓘ
royalAssentDate	1990-06-21 ⓘ
shortTitle	Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ
subjectMatter	building conservation ⓘ conservation areas ⓘ development control ⓘ heritage protection ⓘ listed buildings ⓘ planning permission ⓘ
territorialExtent	England ⓘ Wales ⓘ
yearEnacted	1990 ⓘ

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Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Heritage List for England entry → governingLaw → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

United Kingdom planning law → governedBy → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Sidcup High Street conservation area → designatedUnder → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 → relatedTo → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Lichfield city centre conservation area → hasLegalBasis → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 → shortTitle → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 → relatedTo → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Farnborough Village Conservation Area → hasLegalBasis → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Grade I listed buildings in Norfolk → protectedByLaw → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Hampton Village Conservation Area → hasLegalBasis → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Claygate conservation area → legalBasis → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Buxton town centre conservation area → designatedUnder → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Bingham town centre conservation area → heritagePolicyFramework → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Westminster conservation area → hasLegalFramework → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Howden town centre conservation area → planningPolicyContext → UK Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

linked to: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

Marlborough town centre conservation area → governedBy → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 → relatedTo → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Orpington Priory Conservation Area → governedBy → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Saltford Conservation Area → hasLegalBasis → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Grade I listed buildings in Oxford → protectedByLaw → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Stonehouse Conservation Area → heritageProtectionFramework → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Sydenham Thorpes Conservation Area → governedBy → UK planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

linked to: Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

Boston Spa Conservation Area → hasLegalBasis → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

National Heritage Act 2002 → relatedLegislation → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Billericay High Street conservation area → hasLegalBasis → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Grade I listed building → regulatedBy → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Eye conservation area → appliesLaw → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 → relatedTo → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

Bradford city centre conservation areas → designatedUnder → Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 ⓘ

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