The Developments of National Significance (Wales) Regulations 2016

Made: 27 January 2016

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales: 1 February 2016

Coming into force: 1 March 2016

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PART 1 — Preliminary

Title, commencement and application

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Interpretation

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Electronic communications

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Allowing further time

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PART 2 — Pre-Application

Qualifying applications

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Request for pre-application services

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Duty to provide pre-application services: local planning authorities

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Duty to provide pre-application services: Welsh Ministers

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Monitoring and statement of services

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PART 3 — Appointment and specified functions

Appointment

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Specified functions

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PART 4 — Determination of procedure

Prescribed period

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Determination of procedure

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PART 5 — Information and site visits

Representations to be taken into account

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Further information

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Site inspections

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PART 6 — Written representations

Application of Part 6

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Report

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Proceeding to a decision

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PART 7 — Hearings

Application of Part 7

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Date and place of hearing

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Public notice of hearing

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Appointment of an assessor

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Participation in a hearing

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Absence, adjournment, etc.

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Procedure at hearing

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Hearing inappropriate

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Procedure and report after a hearing

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Determination

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PART 8 — Inquiries

Application of Part 8

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Pre-inquiry meetings

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Date and place of inquiry

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Procedure at inquiry

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Inquiry inappropriate

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Determination

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Notice of decision

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PART 9 — Quashed decisions

Procedure following quashing of a decision

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PART 10 — National security directions

Modifications where national security direction given

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The Planning (National Security Directions and Appointed Representatives) (Wales) Regulations 2006

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PART 11 — Secondary consents

Application of this Part

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Application of and modification of primary legislation

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Control of works affecting scheduled monuments

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Placing rails, beams etc. over highways

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Listed building consent

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Control of demolition in a conservation areas

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Hazardous substances consent

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Planning permission

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Highways affected by development

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Deregistration and exchange of common land

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Works on common land

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PART 12

Applications treated as nationally significant development applications

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SCHEDULE 1 — Modifications where national security direction given

Interpretation

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Further information

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Site inspections

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Pre-inquiry meetings

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Date and place of inquiry

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Absence, adjournment, etc.

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Procedure at inquiry

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Procedure after inquiry

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Procedure following quashing of decision

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Closed evidence not to be disclosed

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SCHEDULE 2 — Control of works affecting scheduled monuments

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SCHEDULE 3 — Placing rails, beams etc. over highways Modifications to primary legislation

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SCHEDULE 4 — Listed building consent

PART 1 — Modifications to primary legislation

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PART 2 — Modifications to secondary legislation

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SCHEDULE 5 — Demolition in conservation areas

PART 1 — Modifications to primary legislation

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PART 2 — Modifications to secondary legislation

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SCHEDULE 6 — Hazardous substances consent

PART 1 — Modifications to primary legislation

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PART 2 — Modifications to secondary legislation

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SCHEDULE 7 — Planning permission

PART 1 — Modifications to primary legislation

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PART 2 — Modifications to secondary legislation

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SCHEDULE 8 — Highways affected by development

Modifications to secondary legislation

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SCHEDULE 9 — Deregistration and exchange of common land

Modifications to secondary legislation

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SCHEDULE 10 — Restricted works on common land

Modifications to secondary legislation

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Signed

Carl Sargeant — Minister for Natural Resources, one of the Welsh Ministers — 2016-01-27

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1979 c. 46. There are amendments to Schedule 1 not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00002]: 1990 c. 8. Section 321B was inserted by section 81 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5). Section 333 was amended by section 55 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 to, the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4).

[^f00003]: The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), see the appropriate entries in Schedule 1. The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

[^f00004]: Sections 61Z1 and 61Z2 were inserted by section 18 of the Planning (Wales) Act 2015.

[^f00005]: Section 62G was inserted by section 20 of that Act.

[^f00006]: Section 319B was inserted by the Town and Country Planning (Determination of Procedure) (Wales) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2773 (W. 280)) and amended by section 27 of, and paragraph 20 of Schedule 4 to, the Planning (Wales) Act 2015.

[^f00007]: Section 323A was inserted by section 50 of that Act.

[^f00008]: Schedule 4D was inserted by section 26 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to, that Act.

[^f00009]: 2015 anaw 4.

[^f00010]: 2006 c. 26. “Appropriate national authority” is defined in section 61(1) of that Act.

[^f00011]: The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

[^f00012]: Section 62D was inserted by section 19 of the Planning (Wales) Act 2015.

[^f00013]: S.I. 2016/ 55 (W. 25).

[^f00014]: 2000 c. 7. Section 15(1) was amended by section 406(1) of and paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).

[^f00015]: Article 4 provides that the representation period is five weeks but the Welsh Ministers may by direction extend this in any particular case.

[^f00016]: Development is of national significance if it meets the criteria specified in the Developments of National Significance (Specified Criteria and Prescribed Secondary Consents) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/53 (W. 23)).

[^f00017]: For the definition of “secondary consent” see section 62H of the 1990 Act, inserted by section 20 of the Planning (Wales) Act 2015. Secondary consents are prescribed for the purposes of section 62H by the Developments of National Significance (Specified Criteria and Prescribed Secondary Consents) (Wales) Regulations 2016.

[^f00018]: For fixed and variable fees payable in respect of pre-application services, see the Developments of National Significance (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I.2016/57) (W. 275).