# The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2020

W.S.I. 2020/367 · made 27 March 2020

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

Made under: Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (Section 59, Section 60, Section 61, Section 333)

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## Introductory text

Town And Country Planning, Wales
Made 27 March 2020
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 30 March 2020
Coming into force 30 March 2020
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 59, 60(1), 61(1) and 333(7) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and now vested in 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 2020 and it comes into force on 30 March 2020.
(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.

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

(1) Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 is amended as set out in paragraph (2).
(2) After Part 12 (Development by Local Authorities) insert—
“Part 12A
Emergency Development by Local Authorities
Class A
A. Permitted development
Development by a local authority on land owned, leased, occupied or maintained by it for the purposes of—
(a) preventing an emergency;
(b) reducing, controlling or mitigating the effects of an emergency; or
(c) taking other action in connection with an emergency.
A.1 Conditions
Development is permitted by Class A subject to the following conditions—
(a) if the developer is not also the local planning authority, the developer must, as soon as reasonably practicable notify the local planning authority of that development; and
(b) on or before the expiry of the period of twelve months beginning with the date on which the development began—
(i) any use of that land for a purpose of Class A must cease and any buildings, plant, machinery, structures and erections permitted by Class A must be removed; and
(ii) the land must be restored to its condition before the development took place, or to such other state as may be agreed in writing between the local planning authority and the developer.
A.2 Interpretation of Class A
(1) For the purposes of Class A, “emergency” means an event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the United Kingdom.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), an event or situation threatens damage to human welfare only if it involves, causes or may cause—
(a) loss of human life;
(b) human illness or injury;
(c) homelessness;
(d) damage to property;
(e) disruption of a supply of money, food, water, energy or fuel;
(f) disruption of a system of communication;
(g) disruption of facilities for transport; or
(h) disruption of services relating to health.”

## Signature

Julie James
Minister for Housing and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
27 March 2020

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (“the GPDO”).
Article 3 of, and Schedule 2 to, the GPDO confer permitted development rights in respect of certain development. Where such rights are conferred, an application for planning permission is not required.
Article 2 of this Order amends Schedule 2 to the GPDO by inserting a new Part 12A (Emergency Development by Local Authorities) to permit local authorities in Wales to carry out certain development in an emergency in accordance with that Part. For these purposes, an emergency is an event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the United Kingdom.
The development permitted is development for the purposes of—
(a) preventing an emergency,
(b) reducing, controlling or mitigating the effects of an emergency, or
(c) taking other action in connection with an emergency.
The permitted development is subject to conditions which are also set out in the new Part 12A.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order. 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.

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