http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/2839/regulation/25The Town and Country Planning (Local Development Plan) (Wales) Regulations 2005Community developmentPlanning (town and country)Council policies and plansPublic consultationConsultationTOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING, WALESStatute Law Database2026-03-17Expert Participation2022-02-28 Part 6 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (“the Act”) establishes a new system of local development plans (“LDPs”) in Wales. These Regulations make provision for the operation of that system. PART 4251The LPA must adopt the LDP within eight weeks of receipt of the recommendations and reasons given by the person appointed to carry out the examination unless otherwise agreed in writing by the National Assembly.2 As soon as reasonably practicable after the LPA adopts an LDP, it must— amake available for inspection during normal office hours at the places at which the pre-deposit proposals documents were made available under regulation 15—ithe LDP,iian adoption statement, andiiithe sustainability appraisal report;bpublish the adoption statement on its website;c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .dsend the adoption statement to any person who has asked to be notified of the adoption of the LDP; andesend four copies of the LDP and the adoption statement to the National Assembly.3Where an LDP is adopted by resolution of the LPA or is approved by the Welsh Ministers under section 65 or 71, it supersedes any existing LDP which ceases to have effect.Reg. 25 in force at 15.10.2005, see reg. 1(1)Reg. 25(3) inserted (28.8.2015) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Development Plan) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1598), regs. 1(1), 2(19)(c) (with reg. 3)Reg. 25(2)(c) omitted (28.8.2015) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning (Local Development Plan) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1598), regs. 1(1), 2(19)(b) (with reg. 3)Words in reg. 25(2) substituted (28.8.2015) by The Town and Country Planning (Local Development Plan) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1598), regs. 1(1), 2(19)(a) (with reg. 3)