# The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2016

W.S.I. 2016/29 · made 13 January 2016

This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (S.I.1995/418) (“the GPDO”).

Made under: Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (Section 59, Section 60, Section 333)

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## Introductory text

Town And Country Planning, Wales
Made 13 January 2016
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 18 January 2016
Coming into force 25 February 2016
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 59, 60 and 333(7) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and now exercisable by them, make the following Order.

## 1 Title, commencement and application

(1) The title of this Order is the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2016 and it comes into force on 25 February 2016.
(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.

## 2 Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995

(1) The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 is amended as follows.
(2) In Part 3 of Schedule 2, after class G insert—
“Class H
Permitted Development
H. Development consisting of a change of use of a building to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order from a use falling within Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation) of that Schedule.”

## Signature

Carl Sargeant
Minister for Natural Resources, one of the Welsh Ministers
13 January 2016

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (S.I.1995/418) (“the GPDO”).
The GPDO grants planning permission for certain classes of development.
This Order amends Part 3 (changes of use) of Schedule 2 of the GPDO to give new permitted development rights. Those permitted development rights allow a change of use, so that buildings used as small scale houses in multiple occupation, shared by three to six people may subsequently be used as dwellinghouses.
The Regulatory Impact Assessment applicable to these Regulations is obtainable from the Welsh Government at: Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and on the Welsh Government website at www.gov.wales.

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