Introductory text

Infrastructure Planning

Made 17 October 2017

Coming into force 20 October 2017

An application has been made, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008^f1, to the Welsh Ministers in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011^f2 for non-material changes to the Hirwaun Generating Station Order 2015^f3.

The Welsh Ministers, having considered the application, the responses to the publicity and consultation required by regulations 6 and 7 of the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011, have decided to make the changes on terms that in the opinion of the Welsh Ministers are not materially different from those proposed in the application.

Accordingly, the Welsh Ministers, in exercising the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by paragraphs 2(1) and (9) of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008 and now exercisable by them^f4, make the following Order—

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Footnotes

f1: 2008 c.29. Paragraph 2 was amended by paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c.23), by paragraphs 1 and 72 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 (c.20), and by section 28 of the Infrastructure Act 2015 (c.7). There are other amendments to the Act that are not relevant to this Order.
f2: S.I. 2011/2055, as amended by S.I. 2012/635, S.I. 2013/522 and S.I. 2015/760.
f3: S.I. 2015/1574, as amended by S.I. 2015/2070 and S.I. 2016/1087.
f4: By virtue of paragraph 8(3) of Schedule 7 to the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008 has effect in relation to orders granting development consent for devolved Welsh generating stations as if references to the Secretary of State were references to the Welsh Ministers.