The Town and Country Planning (Strategic Development Plan) (Wales) Regulations 2021

Chapter 9 Adoption and approval of SDP

Adoption

35.—(1) Subject to the provisions of Part 6 of the 2004 Act, the CJC must hold a vote on the resolution referred to in section 67(3) of that Act within the period of eight weeks beginning with the day on which the CJC receives the appointed person’s recommendations made under section 64(7)(a) of that Act.

(2) As soon as reasonably practicable after the CJC adopts an SDP, it must—

(a) make available for inspection during normal office hours at the places at which the pre-deposit proposals documents and the statement of pre-deposit matters were made available for inspection under regulation 18(2)(a)—

(i) the SDP,

(ii) an adoption statement, and

(iii) the sustainability appraisal report,

(b) publish the following on its website—

(i) the SDP,

(ii) the adoption statement, and

(iii) the sustainability appraisal report,

(c) send the adoption statement to any person who has asked to be notified of the adoption of the SDP, and

(d) send a copy of the SDP and the adoption statement to the Welsh Ministers.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, “adoption statement” means a statement including—

(a) the date on which the SDP was adopted;

(b) that a person aggrieved by the SDP may make an application to the High Court under section 113(3) of the 2004 Act;

(c) the grounds on, and the time within which, such an application may be made.

Approval

36.—(1) Where the Welsh Ministers approve the SDP under section 65(9)(a) or 71(4)(b) of the 2004 Act, the CJC must as soon as reasonably practicable—

(a) make available for inspection during normal office hours at the places at which the pre-deposit proposals documents and the statement of pre-deposit matters were made available for inspection under regulation 18(2)(a)—

(i) the SDP,

(ii) an approval statement, and

(iii) the sustainability appraisal report;

(b) publish the following on its website—

(i) the SDP,

(ii) the approval statement, and

(iii) the sustainability appraisal report;

(c) send the approval statement to any person who has asked to be notified of the approval of the SDP.

(2) For the purposes of this regulation, “approval statement” means a statement including—

(a) the date on which the SDP was approved;

(b) that a person aggrieved by the SDP may make an application to the High Court under section 113(3) of the 2004 Act;

(c) the grounds on, and the time within which, such an application may be made.

Effect of adoption and approval

37.  Where an SDP is adopted by the CJC under section 67(3) of the 2004 Act or is approved by the Welsh Ministers under section 65(9)(a) or 71(4)(b) of that Act, any existing SDP is superseded and ceases to have effect.