Commentary on Sections Part 3 — Buildings of special architectural or historic interest Chapter 3 — Listed building partnership agreements Section 116 — Compensation where agreement or provision is terminated
433.If a listed building partnership agreement, or a provision of such an agreement, is terminated by order and a person suffers loss or damage as a direct result, section 116 provides for the payment of compensation.
434.These provisions are similar in many respects to those providing for compensation if listed building consent is modified or revoked by order under section 108. Just as in that earlier section, section 116(3) provides that expenditure incurred in carrying out works includes the preparation of plans and other preparatory matters. Such other matters might include, but not be limited to, site surveys and investigations, the preparation of heritage impact statements and the production of detailed specifications of methodologies and materials.
435.The compensation claim must be made in writing either to the planning authority that made the order, or, in the case of an order made by the Welsh Ministers, to the planning authority in whose area the listed building is situated. It must be made within six months of the termination order taking effect (subsections (5) and (6)).
436.If a planning authority is liable to pay compensation under section 116, section 171(3)(a) permits the Welsh Ministers to contribute towards the payment of the compensation in certain circumstances. Section 171(4)–(6) allows the Welsh Ministers to direct any other authority that was or is party to the listed building partnership agreement to defray some or all of the compensation. This acknowledges that a complex agreement — for instance, one for listed buildings associated with a transport corridor— could involve a number of local authorities. While a single authority or the Welsh Ministers might serve the termination order, it might be reasonable to share the burden of compensation between some or all of the other authorities party to the agreement. However, under section 171(6) the Welsh Minister may only give such a direction if they have consulted with all the planning authorities that were or are party to the agreement.
437.Sections 202 and 203 make additional provisions about claims for compensation under this Act (see paragraph 45 above).