The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016

Amendments relating to decision notices, notification of initiation of development and display of notice

12.—(1) After article 24, insert—

“Revised notice of decision to grant planning permission

24A.— (1) Applicants are specified for the purposes of section 71ZA(5) of the 1990 Act.

(2) For the purposes of section 71ZA(6) the details to be included in the revised version of the notice of a decision to grant planning permission are—

(a) the reference number;

(b) the date and effect of the decision;

(c) the name of the body that made the decision; and

(d) the revision number.

Notification of initiation of development and display of notice

24B.— (1) Planning permission for major development is specified for the purposes of section 71ZB(6) of the 1990 Act.

(2) The notice to be given to a local planning authority before beginning any development to which a relevant planning permission relates, in accordance with section 71ZB(1) of the 1990 Act, must be in the form set out in Schedule 5A or in a form substantially to the like effect.

(3) The notice to be displayed at all times when development to which a relevant planning permission relates is being carried out, in accordance with section 71ZB(2) of the 1990 Act, must—

(a) be in the form set out in Schedule 5B or in a form substantially to the like effect;

(b) be firmly affixed and displayed in a prominent place at or near the place where the development is being carried out;

(c) be legible and easily visible to the public without having to enter the site; and

(d) be printed on durable material.

(4) Where the notice to be displayed is, without any fault or intention of the person carrying out development, removed, obscured or defaced, the person will be treated as having complied with the requirements of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (3) if they have taken reasonable steps to protect the notice and, if need be, replace it.”

(2) In article 26(1) after paragraph (3)(b) insert—

“(c) where this paragraph specifies the planning permission granted and a revised version of the notice of the decision to grant planning permission has been issued by the authority in accordance with section 71ZA(5) of the 1990 Act and article 24A, it is to be read as specifying the revised version of the notice.”

(3) In article 29(2) after paragraph 3(c) insert—

“(ca) the revised version of the decision, if any, issued by the authority in accordance with section 71ZA(5) of the 1990 Act and article 24A;”

(4) After Schedule 5 insert Schedules 5A and 5B as set out in Schedule 3 to this Order.

(1)

Amended by S.I. 2015/1330 (W. 123).

(2)

Amended by S.I. 2014/1772 (W. 183) and S.I. 2015/1330 (W. 123).