Explanatory note

The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (“the 2024 Act”) establishes a unified application and consenting process to enable making and consideration of applications for infrastructure consent. The process applies to the significant infrastructure projects that are specified in Part 1 of the 2024 Act. Broadly, they are energy, transport, waste and water projects.

Part 6 of the 2024 Act makes provision about infrastructure consent orders (orders granting infrastructure consent) including giving the Welsh Ministers power, by order, to change or revoke an infrastructure consent order (section 90 of the 2024 Act).

The 2024 Act enables the Welsh Ministers to make provision for or in connection with the charging of fees by specified public authorities for the performance of an infrastructure consent function and the provision of an infrastructure consent service (as defined in section 124 of the 2024 Act).

These Regulations amend the Infrastructure Consent (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2025 to make provision for the charging of fees in connection with applications and proposed applications to make a change to, or revoke, an infrastructure consent order.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Welsh Government at Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and is published on the Welsh Government website at www.gov.wales.