Planning (Wales) Act 2026

Prospective

15 Review and revision of Framework E+W

(1) The Welsh Ministers must keep the National Development Framework for Wales under review.

(2) The Welsh Ministers may revise the Framework at any time and must publish the Framework as revised.

(3) Sections 13 and 14 apply for the purposes of the revision of the Framework, but as if references to the Framework (or a draft of the Framework) were references to the Framework as revised (or a draft of the Framework as revised).

(4) Subsection (5) applies if the Welsh Ministers, having published a draft of a revised Framework in accordance with the statement of public participation, decide not to proceed with the revision of the Framework.

(5) The Welsh Ministers must—

(a) publish notice of their decision and the reasons for it, and

(b) if a draft of a revised Framework has been laid before Senedd Cymru under section 14(4), lay a copy of the notice before Senedd Cymru.

(6) Subsection (7) applies if—

(a) a review period ends, and

(b) the Welsh Ministers have not, within that period—

(i) published a revised Framework, or

(ii) laid a draft revised Framework before Senedd Cymru under section 14(4).

(7) As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the review period, the Welsh Ministers must publish and lay before Senedd Cymru a statement—

(a) setting out their assessment of whether the Framework should be revised and giving reasons for that assessment, and

(b) if they consider that the Framework should be revised, setting out a timetable for its revision.

(8) For the purposes of subsections (6) and (7)—

(a) the first review period—

(i) begins with the day the Framework is first published, and

(ii) ends with the fifth anniversary of that day or, if earlier, with the day a revised Framework is published;

(b) each subsequent review period—

(i) begins with the day after the last day of the preceding review period, and

(ii) ends with the fifth anniversary of the last day of the preceding review period or, if earlier, with the day a revised Framework is published.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 15 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 409(2)