Planning (Wales) Act 2015
2015 anaw 4 · Extends to England and Wales
An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision about national, strategic and local development planning in Wales; to make provision for certain applications for planning permission and certain other applications to be made to the Welsh Ministers; to make other provision about development management and applications for planning permission; to make provision about planning enforcement, appeals and certain other proceedings; to amend the Commons Act 2006; and for connected purposes.
{6 July 2015}
Having been passed by the National Assembly for Wales and having received the assent of Her Majesty, it is enacted as follows:
Contents
- Part 1: INTRODUCTION
- 1Overview of this Act
- Part 2: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- 2Sustainable development
- Part 3: DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
- National Development Framework for Wales
- 3Preparing and revising the National Development Framework for Wales
- ...
- 4Designating strategic planning areas and establishing strategic planning panels Repealed
- 5Strategic planning areas: survey Repealed
- 6Preparing and revising strategic development plans Repealed
- Status of National Development Framework and strategic development plans
- 7Conformity of certain plans and schemes with National Development Framework and strategic development plan
- 8Duty to consider whether to review local development plan
- 9National Development Framework and strategic development plan to form part of development plan
- Blighted land
- 10Land affected by National Development Framework or strategic development plan
- Local development plans
- 11Welsh language
- 12Period for which local development plan has effect
- 13Withdrawal of local development plan
- 14Welsh Ministers' power to direct preparation of joint local development plan
- 15Joint planning boards: functions relating to surveys and local development plans
- General
- 16Development planning: further amendments
- Part 4: PRE-APPLICATION PROCEDURE
- 17Requirement to carry out pre-application consultation
- 18Requirement to provide pre-application services
- Part 5: APPLICATIONS TO WELSH MINISTERS
- Developments of national significance
- 19Developments of national significance: applications for planning permission Repealed
- 20Developments of national significance: secondary consents Repealed
- 21Developments of national significance: local impact reports Repealed
- 22Timetable for determining applications Repealed
- Option to make application to Welsh Ministers
- 23Option to make application to Welsh Ministers
- General
- 24Further provision about applications made to Welsh Ministers
- 25Power to make provision by development order in respect of applications to Welsh Ministers
- 26Developments of national significance and applications made to Welsh Ministers: exercise of functions by appointed person
- 27Applications to Welsh Ministers: further amendments
- Part 6: DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT ETC
- Requirements for applications to local planning authorities
- 28Power of local planning authority to require information with application
- 29Invalid applications: notice and appeal
- 30Revocation of saving of Town and Country Planning (Applications) Regulations 1988
- Determination of applications for planning permission
- 31Welsh language
- 32Power to decline to determine retrospective application
- Decision notices and notification of development
- 33Decision notices
- 34Notification of development
- Duration of planning permission
- 35Duration of planning permission: general
- 36Duration of outline planning permission
- Consultation etc in respect of certain applications relating to planning permission
- 37Consultation etc in respect of certain applications relating to planning permission
- Stopping up or diversion of public paths
- 38Stopping up or diversion of public paths where application for planning permission made
- Exercise of functions of local planning authority relating to applications
- 39Exercise of functions of local planning authority relating to applications
- Joint planning boards and National Parks
- 40Joint planning boards to be hazardous substances authorities
- 41Power to make provision enabling joint planning boards to exercise development management functions in National Parks
- 42Joint planning boards: power to make consequential and supplementary provision
- Part 7: ENFORCEMENT, APPEALS ETC
- Enforcement
- 43Breach of planning control: enforcement warning notice
- 44Appeal against enforcement notice: deemed application for planning permission
- Appeals
- 45Restrictions on right to appeal against planning decisions
- 46Restrictions on right to appeal against enforcement notice
- 47No variation of application after service of notice of appeal against planning decision etc
- 48Appeal against notice in respect of land adversely affecting amenity
- Appeals etc: costs and procedure
- 49Costs on applications, appeals and references
- 50Procedure for certain proceedings
- 51Costs and procedure on appeals etc: further amendments
- Part 8: TOWN AND VILLAGE GREENS
- 52Statement by owner to end use of land as of right
- 53Exclusion of right to apply for registration
- 54Applications to amend registers: power to make provision about fees
- Part 9: GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 55Regulations and orders made by Welsh Ministers
- 56Interpretation
- 57Power to make consequential etc provision
- 58Coming into force
- 59Short title
- Schedule 1: STRATEGIC PLANNING PANELS Repealed
- Part 1: CONSTITUTION AND FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS OF PANELS Repealed
- 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
- Part 2: FURTHER AMENDMENTS Repealed
- Local Authorities (Goods and Services) Act 1970 (c. 39) Repealed
- 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
- Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) Repealed
- 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
- Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) Repealed
- 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) Repealed
- 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
- Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2005 (c. 10) Repealed
- 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
- Equality Act 2010 (c. 15) Repealed
- 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
- Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 1) Repealed
- 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
- Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011 (nawm 4) Repealed
- 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
- Schedule 2: DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: FURTHER AMENDMENTS
- Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (c. 70)
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
- 14Paragraph 14
- 15Paragraph 15
- Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)
- 16Paragraph 16
- ...
- 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
- 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
- 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
- ...
- 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
- ...
- 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
- ...
- 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5)
- 23Paragraph 23
- 24Paragraph 24
- 25Paragraph 25
- 26Paragraph 26
- 27Paragraph 27
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (c. 16)
- 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
- Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
- 29Paragraph 29
- ...
- 30Paragraph 30 Repealed
- 31Paragraph 31 Repealed
- 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
- Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23)
- 33Paragraph 33
- 34Paragraph 34
- 35Paragraph 35
- 36Paragraph 36
- Schedule 3: DEVELOPMENTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AND APPLICATIONS MADE TO WELSH MINISTERS: EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS BY APPOINTED PERSON
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Schedule 4: APPLICATIONS TO WELSH MINISTERS: FURTHER AMENDMENTS
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
- 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14
- 15Paragraph 15
- 16Paragraph 16
- 17Paragraph 17
- 18Paragraph 18
- 19Paragraph 19
- 20Paragraph 20
- 21Paragraph 21
- 22Paragraph 22
- 23Paragraph 23
- Schedule 5: COSTS AND PROCEDURE ON APPEALS ETC: FURTHER AMENDMENTS
- Highways Act 1980 (c. 66)
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8)
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14
- 15Paragraph 15
- 16Paragraph 16
- 17Paragraph 17
- 18Paragraph 18
- ...
- 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
- 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
- 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
- 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
- Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 (c. 10)
- 23Paragraph 23
- 24Paragraph 24
- 25Paragraph 25
- 26Paragraph 26
- Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c. 53)
- 27Paragraph 27
- Schedule 6TOWN AND VILLAGE GREENS: NEW SCHEDULE 1B TO THE COMMONS ACT 2006
- Schedule 7: REGULATIONS AND ORDERS MADE BY WELSH MINISTERS
- Regulations under PCPA 2004
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Regulations under TCPA 1990
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- Orders under TCPA 1990
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- Regulations and orders under the Commons Act 2006
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9