Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have considered applying deemed consent to listed building consent applications.

The government has no plans to apply deemed consent to listed building consent applications when a local planning authority has failed to determine such application within the statutory time period given the potential impacts of any proposed work to listed buildings. Applicants can appeal to the Planning Inspectorate if local planning authority has not determined a listed building consent application on time.