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Planning (Wales) Act 2015
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Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5)E+W
23E+WPCPA 2004 is amended as follows.
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I1Sch. 2 para. 23 partly in force; Sch. 2 para. 23 in force for specified purposes at 6.9.2015, see s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b)
I2Sch. 2 para. 23 in force at 4.12.2020 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2020/1216, reg. 2(b)
24E+WIn section 19 (preparation of English local development documents), in subsection (2)(e), for “Wales Spatial Plan” substitute “ National Development Framework for Wales, ”.
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I3Sch. 2 para. 24 partly in force; Sch. 2 para. 24 in force for specified purposes at 6.9.2015, see s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b)
I4Sch. 2 para. 24 in force at 4.12.2020 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2020/1216, reg. 2(b)
25E+WIn section 62 (local development plan), in subsection (5) (matters to which local planning authority must have regard in preparing plan), for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)the National Development Framework for Wales;
(ba)the strategic development plan for any strategic planning area that—
(i)includes all or part of the area of the authority, or
(ii)adjoins that area;”.
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I5Sch. 2 para. 25 partly in force; Sch. 2 para. 25 in force for specified purposes at 6.9.2015, see s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b)
I6Sch. 2 para. 25 in force at 4.12.2020 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2020/1216, reg. 2(b)
26E+WIn section 74 (urban development corporations), for “section 60” substitute “ sections 60 to 60C ”.
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I7Sch. 2 para. 26 partly in force; Sch. 2 para. 26 in force for specified purposes at 6.9.2015, see s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b)
I8Sch. 2 para. 26 in force at 4.12.2020 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2020/1216, reg. 2(b)
27(1)Section 113 (validity of strategies, plans and documents) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)the National Development Framework for Wales;
(ba)a strategic development plan;”;
(b)in paragraph (e), after “(b),” insert “ (ba), ”.
(3)In subsection (9), for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)sections 60 to 60C above in the case of the National Development Framework for Wales or a revised Framework;
(ba)in the case of a strategic development plan or any revision of it—
(i)section 60I above, and
(ii)sections 63 to 68, 68A(1), 69 to 71 and 73 to 78 above, as they apply in relation to strategic development plans (see section 60J);”.
(4)In subsection (11), for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)for the purposes of the National Development Framework for Wales (or a revised Framework), the date when it is published by the Welsh Ministers;
(ba)for the purposes of a strategic development plan (or a revision of it), the date when it is adopted by the strategic planning panel or approved by the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be);”.
Commencement Information
I9Sch. 2 para. 27 partly in force; Sch. 2 para. 27 in force for specified purposes at 6.9.2015, see s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b)
I10Sch. 2 para. 27 in force at 4.12.2020 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2020/1216, reg. 2(b)
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