Part XV

Miscellaneous and General Provisions

Determination of procedure

Determination of procedure for certain proceedings: Wales
319B
1
The Welsh Ministers must make a determination as to the procedure by which proceedings to which this section applies are to be considered.
2
A determination under subsection (1) must provide for the proceedings to be considered in such one or more of the following ways as appear to the Welsh Ministers to be appropriate—
a
at a local inquiry;
b
at a hearing;
c
on the basis of representations in writing.
3
The Welsh Ministers must make a determination under subsection (1) in respect of proceedings to which this section applies before the end of the prescribed period.
4
A determination under subsection (1) may be varied by a subsequent determination under that subsection at any time before the proceedings are determined.
5
The Welsh Ministers must notify the appellant or applicant (as the case may be) and the local planning authority of any determination made under subsection (1).
5A
In a case where an application has been made to the Welsh Ministers under section
...
62M or 62O, they must also notify any representative persons they consider appropriate.
6
The Welsh Ministers must publish the criteria which are to be applied in making determinations under subsection (1).
7
This section applies to—
za. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
zb
an application made to the Welsh Ministers under section 62M or 62O;
a
an application referred to the Welsh Ministers under section 77;
b
an appeal to the Welsh Ministers under section 78;
c
an appeal to the Welsh Ministers under section 174;
d
an appeal to the Welsh Ministers under section 195; and
e
an appeal to the Welsh Ministers under section 208.
8
But this section does not apply to proceedings if they are referred to a Planning Inquiry Commission under section 101; and on proceedings being so referred, any determination made in relation to the proceedings under subsection (1) ceases to have effect.
8A
For the purposes of this section as it applies where an application has been made to the Welsh Ministers under section
...
62M or 62O—
- “
the local planning authority
” means the local planning authority to which, but for the section in question, the application would have been made;
- “representative persons” are prescribed persons, or persons of a prescribed description, who appear to the Welsh Ministers to be representative of interested persons;
- “interested persons” are persons, other than the applicant and the local planning authority, who appear to the Welsh Ministers to have an interest in the proceedings.
9
The Welsh Ministers may by order amend subsection (7) to—
a
add proceedings to, or remove proceedings from, the list of proceedings to which this section applies, or
b
otherwise modify the descriptions of proceedings to which this section applies.
10
An order under subsection (9) may—
a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b
amend, repeal or revoke any provision made by or under this Act or by or under any other Act.
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S. 319A and cross-heading inserted (6.4.2009 for specified purposes, 25.4.2024 for specified purposes) by Planning Act 2008 (c. 29), ss. 196(1), 241 (with s. 226); S.I. 2009/400, art. 3 (with art. 6(2)); S.I. 2024/452, reg. 2(a)
S. 319B(11) omitted (6.9.2015) by virtue of Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), s. 58(2)(a), Sch. 7 para. 7(5)
S. 319B(8A) inserted (W.) (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 for specified purposes) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b), Sch. 4 para. 20(4); S.I. 2016/52, art. 3(e)
S. 319B applied (with modifications) (7.1.2019) by The Sustainable Drainage (Enforcement) (Wales) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1182), regs. 1(2), 17(2)
S. 319B(5A) inserted (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 for specified purposes) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b), Sch. 4 para. 20(2); S.I. 2016/52, art. 3(e)
S. 319B(10)(a) omitted (26.12.2023) by virtue of Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55), ss. 130(3)(h), 255(3)(a) (with s. 247)
S. 319B inserted (W.) (11.11.2014) by The Town and Country Planning (Determination of Procedure) (Wales) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2773), arts. 1(2), 2(1)
S. 319B(7)(za)(zb) inserted (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 1.3.2016 for specified purposes) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b), Sch. 4 para. 20(3); S.I. 2016/52, art. 3(e)
S. 319B applied (with modifications) (7.1.2019) by The Sustainable Drainage (Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1181), regs. 1(2), 9
Word in s. 319B(5A) omitted (W.) (15.12.2025) by virtue of Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 3), s. 147(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(20)(a) (with ss. 84(5), 146(10)); S.I. 2025/698, art. 3(l)
S. 319B(7)(za) omitted (W.) (15.12.2025) by virtue of Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 3), s. 147(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(20)(b) (with ss. 84(5), 146(10)); S.I. 2025/698, art. 3(l)
Word in s. 319B(8A) omitted (W.) (15.12.2025) by virtue of Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 3), s. 147(2), Sch. 3 para. 4(20)(c) (with ss. 84(5), 146(10)); S.I. 2025/698, art. 3(l)