The Planning Applications (Temporary Modifications and Disapplication) (No. 2) (Wales) (Coronavirus) Order 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 (“the 2012 Order”) and the Developments of National Significance (Procedure) (Wales) Order 2016 (“the 2016 Order”). It amends provisions in those Orders to extend the period during which certain requirements are modified or disapplied.

Article 2 amends article 2G(2)(b) of the 2012 Order to extend the emergency period during which the publicity and notice requirements for pre-application consultation are modified. It also extends the emergency period for the purposes of the time which community councils have to make representations on applications notified to them. The emergency period ends on 8 January 2021.

Article 3 amends article 12(6A)(b) of the 2016 Order to extend the period during which hard copies of applications for developments of national significance are not required. That period ends on 8 January 2021.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order. A copy can be obtained from the Welsh Government at Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and is published on the Welsh Government website at www.gov.wales.