The Minister may give directions to local planning authorities with respect to the matters which they are to take into consideration in determining an application—
for planning permission for any such development as is referred to in section 1(6) of the Civic Amenities Act 1967 (special provisions as to publicity for applications affecting Conservation Areas); or
for listed building consent for any works for the demolition, alteration or extension of a building in a Conservation Area,
and with respect to the consultations which such authorities are to undertake before determining any such application.
Different directions may under this section be given to different local planning authorities ; and any, such directions may require an authority—
before determining an application to consult such persons or bodies of persons as the Minister may specify, being persons or bodies appearing to him to be competent to give advice in relation to the development or description of development to which the directions have reference;
to supply to any person or body, whom they are required by the directions to consult, specified documents or information enabling the body to form an opinion on which to base their advice :
to establish committees, consisting either of members of the authority or of other persons, or of both, to advise the authority in relation to the determination of such applications as are referred to in subsection (1) above.