Without prejudice to his powers by virtue of section 74(1) of the principal Act, the Secretary of State may by regulations provide for any application for planning permission to which this section applies to be referred to the Commission before it is dealt with by the local planning authority.
This section applies to an application for planning permission for any development in Greater London which would, in the opinion of the local planning authority to which the application is made, involve the demolition, in whole or in part, or a material alteration, of a listed building.
Regulations under this section may—
provide for the Commission to give the referring authority directions as to the manner in which an application is to be dealt with; and
provide that an application which satisfies such conditions as may be specified in the regulations need not be referred to the Commission.