Commentary on Sections Part 3 — Buildings of special architectural or historic interest Chapter 1 — Listing buildings of special interest Section 80 — Compensation for loss or damage caused by interim protection
287.Under this section, if the Welsh Ministers decide not to list a building and serve notice under section 79(5)(b) ending interim protection, any person with an interest in the building when interim protection took effect is entitled, on making a claim for compensation to the Welsh Ministers, to be paid compensation by them for losses or damage directly attributable to the interim protection.
288.Subsection (5) establishes that, in those cases where interim protection follows on from temporary listing, the compensation claims made to the Welsh Ministers may include losses or damage attributable to or suffered as a result of the temporary listing.
289.Sections 202 and 203 make additional provisions about claims for compensation under this Act (see paragraph 45 above).