The Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2020

Made: 4th November 2020

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 58(4) and (5) of the Planning (Wales) Act 2015[^f00001].

Title

1

The title of this Order is the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2020.

Provisions coming into force on 4 December 2020

2

4 December 2020 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Planning (Wales) Act 2015, so far as those provisions are not already in force—

• (a) sections 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 16; and

• (b) Schedule 2, paragraphs 15, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 33, 34(1) and (3)(a), 35 and 36.

Signed

Julie James — Minister for Housing and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers — 4 November 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This is the sixth commencement Order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Planning (Wales) Act 2015.

Article 2 brings the following provisions of the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 into force on 4 December 2020, so far as they are not already in force—

• (a) section 3 (preparing and revising the National Development Framework for Wales);

• (b) section 7 (conformity of certain plans and schemes with National Development Framework and strategic development plan);

• (c) section 8 (duty to consider whether to review local development plan);

• (d) section 9 (National Development Framework and strategic development plan to form part of development plan);

• (e) section 10 (land affected by National Development Framework or strategic development plan); and

• (f) section 16 and paragraphs 15, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 33, 34(1) and (3)(a), 35 and 36 of Schedule 2 (development planning: further amendments).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2015 anaw 4.