2.—(1) Article 2 of the Closure Order is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)—
(a)in the definitions of “additional capacity” and “developer” omit “large”;
(b)at the appropriate places insert—
““large solar pv closure date” means 31st March 2015”;
““small solar pv closure date” means the later of—
31st March 2016, and
the last day of the month in which this Order comes into force”;
““small solar pv station” means a solar pv station where the total installed capacity of the RO capacity of the station is less than or equal to 5 megawatts”;
““valid application for planning permission” has the following meaning—
in relation to an application made in England, an application for planning permission which is either—
a “valid application” within the meaning of article 34(4) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015(1); or
a “non-validated application” within the meaning of article 34(5) of that Order;
in relation to an application made in Wales, an application for planning permission which is a “valid application” within the meaning of article 22(3) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012(2);
in relation to an application made in Scotland, an application for planning permission made in accordance with regulation 9 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013(3)”;
(c)in the definition of “planning permission” for “and 2C(2)” substitute “, 2C(2), 2F(3) and 2G(2)”;
(d)after the definition of “pre-2016 additional capacity” insert—
““pre-2017 additional capacity”, in relation to a small solar pv station, means any additional capacity which in the Authority’s view first formed part of the station from a date which is no later than 31st March 2017”; and
(e)omit the definition of “solar pv closure date”.