UK Act of Parliament 2015 Wales

Planning (Wales) Act 2015

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 …

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Part 1

INTRODUCTION

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1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 2

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 3

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

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Part 4

PRE-APPLICATION PROCEDURE

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Part 5

APPLICATIONS TO WELSH MINISTERS

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Part 6

DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT

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Part 7

ENFORCEMENT, APPEALS ETC

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Part 8

TOWN AND VILLAGE GREENS

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Part 9

GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch002 In section 66 of the Finance Act 2003 (stamp duty... Regulated
  • Prepare a written health and safety policyEmployer
s.sch003 In TCPA 1990, after Schedule 4C insert— SCHEDULE 4D EXERCISE... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Welsh Ministers must appoint a person for specified planning applicationsCrown / Minister / Government department
110 other schedules
s.sch001 In PCPA 2004, after Schedule 2 insert— SCHEDULE 2A STRATEGIC...
s.sch001 In section 1 of the Local Authorities (Goods and Services)...
s.sch001 In section 80 of the Local Government Act 1972 (disqualifications...
s.sch001 In section 83 of the Local Government Act 2000 (conduct...
s.sch001 In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...
s.sch001 In Schedule 3 to the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act...
s.sch001 In Part 2 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act...
s.sch001 (1) Schedule 6 to the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011...
s.sch001 In section 144 of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011...
s.sch002 The Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 is amended as follows....
s.sch002 (1) Section 303A (responsibility of local planning authorities for costs...
s.sch002 In section 306 (contributions by local authorities and statutory undertakers),...
s.sch002 In section 324 (rights of entry), after subsection (1A) insert—...
s.sch002 In section 336 (interpretation), in subsection (1), after the definition...
s.sch002 In Schedule 4A (local development orders: procedure), in paragraph 5(1),...
s.sch002 In Schedule 13 (blighted land), in paragraph 1B, in note...
s.sch002 In Schedule 6 to the Water Resources Act 1991 (orders...
s.sch002 The Coal Industry Act 1994 is amended as follows.
s.sch002 In section 39 (right to withdraw support from land: notice),...
s.sch002 In section 41 (revocation of right to withdraw support), in...
s.sch002 In section 21A (powers of land acquisition), in subsection (5)—...
s.sch002 (1) Section 66 of the Environment Act 1995 (National Park...
s.sch002 In section 85 of the Countryside and Rights of Way...
s.sch002 PCPA 2004 is amended as follows.
s.sch002 In section 19 (preparation of English local development documents), in...
s.sch002 In section 62 (local development plan), in subsection (5) (matters...
s.sch002 In section 74 (urban development corporations), for “section 60” substitute...
s.sch002 (1) Section 113 (validity of strategies, plans and documents) is...
s.sch002 (1) Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities...
s.sch002 In Schedule 10 to the Government of Wales Act 2006...
s.sch002 In section 21C (powers to advise on land matters), in...
s.sch002 The Planning and Energy Act 2008 is amended as follows....
s.sch002 (1) Section 1 (energy policies) is amended as follows.
s.sch002 Schedule 6 to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009...
s.sch002 (1) Paragraph 1 (marine plan authority to notify related planning...
s.sch002 (1) Paragraph 3 (marine plans to be compatible with certain...
s.sch002 In paragraph 9 (matters to which marine plan authority is...
s.sch002 (1) Schedule 4 (acquisition of land) is amended as follows....
s.sch002 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is amended as follows....
s.sch002 (1) Section 27AA (sites of special scientific interest and limestone...
s.sch002 In section 37A (notification of designation of Ramsar sites), after...
s.sch002 TCPA 1990 is amended as follows.
s.sch002 In section 293A (urgent Crown development: application), in subsection (9),...
s.sch003 In section 59 of PCPA 2004 (correction of errors: supplementary),...
s.sch004 TCPA 1990 is amended as follows.
s.sch004 In section 92 (outline planning permission), in subsection (1), after...
s.sch004 In section 93 (provisions supplementary to sections 91 and 92),...
s.sch004 In section 99 (procedure for orders revoking or modifying planning...
s.sch004 In section 253 (procedure in anticipation of planning permission), in...
s.sch004 In section 257 (footpaths etc affected by other development: orders...
s.sch004 (1) Section 284 (actions which may be questioned in legal...
s.sch004 (1) Section 288 (proceedings for questioning the validity of other...
s.sch004 (1) Section 293A (urgent Crown development: application) is amended as...
s.sch004 In section 303 (fees for planning applications, etc), after subsection...
s.sch004 (1) Section 316 (land of interested planning authorities and development...
s.sch004 In section 58 (granting of planning permission: general), in subsection...
s.sch004 (1) Section 319B (determination of procedure for certain proceedings) is...
s.sch004 In section 324 (rights of entry), in subsection (1), after...
s.sch004 In Schedule 1A (distribution of local planning authority functions: Wales),...
s.sch004 (1) In Schedule 16, Part 1 (provisions which may be...
s.sch004 In section 59 (development orders: general), in subsection (2)(b)—
s.sch004 Before section 62A insert— “ England: option to make application...
s.sch004 In section 70 (determination of applications), in subsection (1)(a), after...
s.sch004 In section 70A (power to decline to determine application), as...
s.sch004 After section 75 insert— Applications made to the Welsh Ministers:...
s.sch004 In section 87 (exclusion of certain land or descriptions of...
s.sch004 In section 88 (planning permission for development in enterprise zones),...
s.sch005 The Highways Act 1980 is amended as follows.
s.sch005 In section 196, in subsection (8), after “any proceedings” insert...
s.sch005 In section 208, omit subsection (11).
s.sch005 (1) Section 320 is amended as follows.
s.sch005 (1) Section 322 is amended as follows.
s.sch005 (1) Section 322A is amended as follows.
s.sch005 (1) Section 323 is amended as follows.
s.sch005 (1) Schedule 6 is amended as follows.
s.sch005 In Schedule 7, in paragraph 8— (a) in sub-paragraph (6),...
s.sch005 In Schedule 8, in paragraph 5— (a) in sub-paragraph (3),...
s.sch005 The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 is...
s.sch005 (1) Section 121 is amended as follows.
s.sch005 In section 41, in subsection (8), after “any proceedings” insert...
s.sch005 (1) Section 89 is amended as follows.
s.sch005 In Schedule 3, in paragraph 6— (a) in sub-paragraph (4),...
s.sch005 The Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990 is amended as follows....
s.sch005 In section 25, in subsection (5), after “any proceedings” insert...
s.sch005 (1) Section 37 is amended as follows.
s.sch005 In the Schedule, in paragraph 6— (a) in sub-paragraph (4),...
s.sch005 In section 16 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992,...
s.sch005 In Schedule 6, in paragraph 2B— (a) in sub-paragraph (1),...
s.sch005 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is amended as follows....
s.sch005 In section 28F, after subsection (11) insert—
s.sch005 In section 28L, after subsection (13) insert—
s.sch005 In Schedule 15, in paragraph 10A— (a) in sub-paragraph (1),...
s.sch005 TCPA 1990 is amended as follows.
s.sch005 In section 175, in subsection (7), after “any proceedings” insert...
s.sch007 (1) Section 122 of PCPA 2004 (regulations and orders) is...
s.sch007 In Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006...
s.sch007 In section 333 of TCPA 1990 (regulations and orders), after...
s.sch007 (1) TCPA 1990 is further amended as follows.
s.sch007 In section 59 of TCPA 1990 (development orders: general), after...
s.sch007 (1) Section 333 of TCPA 1990 is amended as follows....
s.sch007 (1) TCPA 1990 is further amended as follows.
s.sch007 (1) Section 59 of the Commons Act 2006 (c. 26)...
s.sch007 In section 61(1) of that Act (interpretation), in the definition...

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