These Regulations make provision under sections 61Z1 and 61Z2 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (“the 1990 Act”) for the provision of services by local planning authorities before a qualifying application is made (“pre-application services”).

Regulation 4 specifies that qualifying applications are applications for full and outline planning permission and applications made pursuant to section 73 of the 1990 Act.

Regulation 5 makes provision about the form and content of requests for pre-application services and the information that is to accompany such requests.

Regulations 6, 7 and 8 make provision about— 1 pre-applications services which must be provided by local planning authorities if requested; and 2 when such services are to be provided.

Regulation 9 makes provision about the records to be kept of requests for pre-application services and pre-application services provided. It also makes provision about the publication of information relating to the services, including details of the fees payable.

These Regulations do not apply to proposed applications for planning permission made to the Welsh Ministers under section 62D of the 1990 Act. Part 2 of the Developments of National Significance (Wales) Regulations 2016 makes provision for pre-application services in respect of such applications.

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 .