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Regulation 3 Interpretation

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In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) at the appropriate places insert the following definitions—

  • ““the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990f1;”;

  • ““devolved combustion plant” means a combustion plant in Wales with a related electrical output of between 300 and 350 megawatts;”;

  • ““local planning authority” and “planning permission” have the meanings given in section 336 of the 1990 Actf2;”;

  • ““relevant planning authority” means in relation to a relevant planning permission—

    1. (a)

      where the development to which the application relates is of national significance for the purposes of section 62D of the 1990 Actf3, the Welsh Ministers;

    2. (b)

      in all other cases, the local planning authority;”;

  • ““relevant planning permission” means a planning permission—

    1. (a)

      for the construction of a devolved combustion plant; or

    2. (b)

      for an extension or alteration to a combustion plant in Wales which will have the effect of increasing the rated electrical output of the plant to between 300 and 350 megawatts;”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

1990 c. 8.

f2

Section 336 was amended by Part 1 of Schedule 19 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34) and by S.I. 2006/1281. Other amendments are not relevant to these Regulations.

f3

Section 62D was inserted by section 19 of the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4).