Welsh Statutory Instrument
2012
Wales
The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012
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What's here
17 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Applicant 6
- Any Person 2
Plus 9 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Applicants also bound by 146 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 21 duties
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 20 duties
- Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 12 duties
- Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 2017 10 duties
- Plant Protection Products Regulations 1107/2009 2009 9 duties
Any Person also bound by 742 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 83 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 82 duties
- Road Traffic (NI) Order 1995 1995 61 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — Preliminary
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Interpretation
Development to include certain internal operations
Part 1A — Pre-application consultation
Publicity before applying for planning permission
- Publicise your planning application before submission Applicant
Consultation before applying for planning permission
- Notify community and specialist consultees before applying for planning permission Applicant
Duty to respond to pre-application consultation: specialist consultees
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Specialist consultees must respond to pre-application consultations Statutory regulator
Pre-application consultation reports
- Submit a pre-application consultation report with your planning application Applicant
Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Requirement to carry out pre-application consultation
Coronavirus: temporary modifications of this Part
Part 2 — Applications
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Applications for outline planning permission
Applications for approval of reserved matters
Applications for planning permission
Applications in respect of Crown land
Design and access statements
General provisions relating to applications
Declaration to accompany applications to a local planning authority for planning permission for certain electronic communications development
Notices of applications for planning permission
Certificates in relation to notices of applications for planning permission
Publicity for applications for planning permission
Reference of applications to the Welsh Ministers
Part 3 — Consultation
Duty to respond to consultation
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Consulted authorities must respond to planning application consultations Statutory regulator
Duty to respond to consultation: annual reports
- Specified consultees must submit annual reports on consultation responses Any Person
Information to be provided by local planning authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authorities must provide specific application data to consultees Local authority
Annual reports – compliance with consultation requirements
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Statutory consultees must submit annual consultation reports to Welsh Ministers Statutory regulator
Consultations before the grant of section 73 applications
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must consult and wait before deciding s.73 applications Local authority
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Consultations before the grant of permission
Consultations before the grant of planning permission: urgent Crown development
Consultation in respect of certain applications relating to planning permission; time periods
Substantive response to consultation
Representations by community councils before determination of applications
Notification of mineral applications
Part 4 — Determination
Notification of initiation of development and display of notice
- Notify the council and display a site notice for major developments Any Person
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Directions by the Welsh Ministers
Development affecting certain existing and proposed highways
Development not in accordance with the development plan
Representations to be taken into account
Time periods for decisions
Applications made under planning condition
Written notice of decision or determination relating to a planning application
Revised notice of decision to grant planning permission
Part 5 — Appeals
Appeals against notice of non-validation
- Appeal a planning application 'invalid' notice Applicant
Appeals under section 195 of the 1990 Act
- Submit an appeal against a certificate of lawfulness decision Applicant
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Notice of appeal under section 78 of the 1990 Act
Appeals under section 78 of the 1990 Act
Appeal made under section 78 of the 1990 Act: Functions of a local planning authority
Variation of applications after notice of appeal
Part 6 — Miscellaneous
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Local development orders
Certificate of lawful use or development
Applications for non-material changes to planning permission
Part 7 — Monitoring
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Register of applications and local development orders
Register of enforcement and stop notices
Part 8 — General
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Directions
Use of electronic communications
Revocations, transitional provisions and savings
Schedules
Notification where planning permission refused or granted subject to conditions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Council must notify planning applicants of appeal and purchase rights Local authority
Browse 21 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Acknowledgement of Application
Minor Commercial Development Uses
Shops
Financial and professional services
Food and drink
PUBLICITY AND CONSULTATION BEFORE APPLYING FOR PLANNING PERMISSION
CONSULTATION BEFORE APPLYING FOR PLANNING PERMISSION
PUBLICITY AND CONSULTATION BEFORE APPLYING FOR PLANNING PERMISSION: NOTICE TO BE GIVEN DURING EMERGENCY PERIOD
Notices under Articles 10 and 25
Publicity for applications for planning permission
Consultations before the grant of permission
TABLE Paragraph Description of Development Consultee (a) Development likely...
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
Notification to be sent to an applicant when a local...
Appeals to the Welsh Ministers
Purchase Notices
Schedule 5A
Schedule 5B
Notice under Article 27
Certificate of Lawful Use or Development
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS REVOKED
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.
Reference of applications to the Welsh Ministers
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must notify applicants if a planning case is referred to Ministers Local authority
Local development orders
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authorities must consult publicly before making development orders Local authority
Register of enforcement and stop notices
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local planning authority must maintain a register of enforcement notices Local authority
Use of electronic communications
- Agree to electronic communication when applying via electronic means Applicant
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Title, commencement and application
Interpretation
Applications for outline planning permission
Applications for approval of reserved matters
Applications for planning permission
Applications in respect of Crown land
Design and access statements
General provisions relating to applications
Declaration to accompany applications to a local planning authority for planning permission for certain electronic communications development
Notices of applications for planning permission
Certificates in relation to notices of applications for planning permission
Publicity for applications for planning permission
Consultations before the grant of permission
Consultations before the grant of planning permission: urgent Crown development
Representations by community councils before determination of applications
Notification of mineral applications
Directions by the Welsh Ministers
Development affecting certain existing and proposed highways
Development not in accordance with the development plan
Representations to be taken into account
Time periods for decisions
Applications made under planning condition
Written notice of decision or determination relating to a planning application
Notice of appeal under section 78 of the 1990 Act
Appeals under section 78 of the 1990 Act
Certificate of lawful use or development
Register of applications and local development orders
Directions
Revocations, transitional provisions and savings
Annual reports – compliance with consultation requirements
Appeal made under section 78 of the 1990 Act : Functions of a local planning authority
Appeals against notice of non-validation
Appeals under section 195 of the 1990 Act
Applications for non-material changes to planning permission
Consultation before applying for planning permission
Consultation in respect of certain applications relating to planning permission; time periods
Consultations before the grant of section 73 applications
Coronavirus: temporary modifications of this Part
Development to include certain internal operations
Duty to respond to consultation
Duty to respond to consultation: annual reports
Duty to respond to pre-application consultation: specialist consultees
Information to be provided by local planning authority
Notification of initiation of development and display of notice
Interpretation of Table
Pre-application consultation reports
Publicity before applying for planning permission
Requirement to carry out pre-application consultation
Revised notice of decision to grant planning permission
Substantive response to consultation
Variation of applications after notice of appeal
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