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Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024

Section 61 – Development for which infrastructure consent may be granted

164.Section 61 specifies the development for which infrastructure consent may be granted.

165.Infrastructure consent may be granted for development for which an infrastructure consent is required, as well as “associated development”.

166.“Associated development” is development that is associated with development that requires infrastructure consent (or any part of it) and is wholly within Wales, wholly within the Welsh marine area, or wholly within Wales and the Welsh marine area.

167.The meaning of “Wales” and the “Welsh marine area” is explained at section 143 (general interpretation).

168.If infrastructure consent is granted for “associated development”, none of the consents mentioned in section 20 (as that section may be amended by section 21) are required to be obtained for the “associated development”.

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