Welsh Statutory Instruments
2016 No. 29 (W. 11)
Town And Country Planning, Wales
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2016
Made 13 January 2016
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 18 January 2016
Coming into force 25 February 2016

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 59, 60 and 333(7) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and now exercisable by them, make the following Order.
1990 c. 8. Section 59 was amended by section 27 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to, and section 55 of and paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to, the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4). Other amendments are not relevant to this Order.
The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by article 2 of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), see the appropriate entries in Schedule 1. The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraphs 30 and 32 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

Title, commencement and application
1. (1) The title of this Order is the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2016 and it comes into force on 25 February 2016.
(2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.

Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995
2. (1) The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 is amended as follows.
S.I. 1995/418 amended by S.I. 2014/592 (W. 69).Other amendments are not relevant to this Order.
(2) In Part 3 of Schedule 2, after class G insert—

“Class H
Permitted Development
H. Development consisting of a change of use of a building to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order from a use falling within Class C4 (houses in multiple occupation) of that Schedule.”

Carl Sargeant
Minister for Natural Resources, one of the Welsh Ministers
13 January 2016

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (S.I.1995/418) (“the GPDO”).
The GPDO grants planning permission for certain classes of development.
This Order amends Part 3 (changes of use) of Schedule 2 of the GPDO to give new permitted development rights. Those permitted development rights allow a change of use, so that buildings used as small scale houses in multiple occupation, shared by three to six people may subsequently be used as dwellinghouses.
The Regulatory Impact Assessment applicable to these Regulations is obtainable from the Welsh Government at: Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and on the Welsh Government website at www.gov.wales.