# The Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 5: Amendments to the West Glamorgan Act 1987


(1) The West Glamorgan Act 1987 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 2 (interpretation), at the appropriate place in alphabetical order insert—
““application for building control approval” means an application in accordance with regulations for building control approval (as defined in paragraph 1B of Schedule 1 to the Building Act 1984);”.
(3) Omit section 22 (approval of plans to be of no effect after certain interval).
(4) In section 23(2) (cellars and rooms liable to flood)—
(a) for “upon deposit with the local authority of plans of” substitute “when an application for building control approval is made to the local authority for”;
(b) for “plans were deposited” substitute “application was made”.
(5) In section 28(2) (separate drains for foul water and surface water)—
(a) for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a) Where an application for building control approval—
(i) for a building,
(ii) for an extension of a building, or
(iii) for an alteration of a building which shows that it is intended to provide in the building five or more additional water closets;
is in accordance with building regulations made to the district council, the district council may, notwithstanding any provision in building regulations as to the granting or rejection of an application for building control approval, reject the application, unless the application shows that the building or the extension or the building as proposed to be altered (as the case may be) will be provided with a separate system of drainage; and where an application for building control approval for an alteration of a building already provided with a separate system of drainage is so made, the district council may reject the application unless it shows that such a system will continue to be provided.”;
(b) for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b) Section 36(2) to (6) of the Building Act 1984 has effect as if this section were a section of Part 1 of that Act.”
(6) In section 43 (parking places: safety requirements)—
(a) in subsection (2)—
(i) in paragraph (a)—
(aa) for “plans of any proposed work are” substitute “an application for building control approval for any proposed work is”;
(bb) for “deposited with” substitute “made to”;
(ii) in paragraph (b), for “plans show” substitute “application shows”;
(iii) in the words after paragraph (b)—
(aa) for “plans” substitute “application”;
(bb) for “consent”, the first time it occurs, substitute “grant the application for building control approval in relation”;
(cc) for “consent”, the second time it occurs, substitute “grant of the application”;
(b) in subsection (3), for “plans may be passed” substitute “the application may be granted”;
(c) in subsection (4), omit “Section 16(6), (7), (8) and (12) and” and “notice of rejection or passing of plans and”;
(d) in subsection (5), for “plans” substitute “an application”;
(e) in subsection (7)(c)—
(i) for “plans of” substitute “an application for building control approval for”;
(ii) for “deposited” substitute “made”;
(iii) for “given their consent” substitute “granted the application for building control approval”;
(f) in subsection (12)—
(i) in paragraph (a), for “deposit of such plans as are” substitute “the application”;
(ii) in paragraph (b), for “plans in respect of any building have been passed” substitute “an application for building control approval in respect of any building has been granted”.
(7) In section 71(2) (area of habitable rooms)—
(a) in paragraph (a)—
(i) for “plans of a dwelling are” substitute “an application for building control approval for a dwelling is”;
(ii) for “deposited with” substitute “made to”;
(iii) for “anything in section 16 of the Building Act 1984” substitute “any provision in the building regulations as to the granting or rejection of an application for building control approval”;
(iv) for “plans unless the plans show” substitute “application unless the application shows”;
(b) in paragraph (b)—
(i) for “plans”, the first time it occurs, substitute “application”;
(ii) for “the notice to be given under section 16(6) of the said Act of 1984” substitute “the notice of rejection of an application for building control approval given in accordance with building regulations”;
(iii) for “plans have” substitute “application has”;
(c) for paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c) Section 36(2) to (6) of the Building Act 1984 has effect as if this section were a section of Part 1 of that Act.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/55/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/building-safety-act-2022-consequential-amendments-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-5
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