The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications and Site Visits) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications and Site Visits) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”).

Regulation 2 makes provision for fees payable in respect of requests for pre-application services made to local planning authorities(1).

Regulation 3 makes minor amendments to regulations 8(3), 9(3) and 15 of the 2015 Regulations in relation to applications for approval of reserved matters. These amendments are consequential to amendments to be made to articles 22 and 23 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 by the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016.

Regulation 4 provides for reduced fees to be payable for applications under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 where an earlier application under section 96A(4) of that Act has been refused, partially refused or not determined within the relevant period(2).

Regulation 5 makes provision for fees payable in respect of amendments to applications for major development submitted before the local planning authority determine the application (post submission amendments).

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.wales.gov.uk.

(1)

For pre-application services, see the Town and Country Planning (Pre-Application Services) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/61 (W. 31).

(2)

The relevant period is 28 days or such longer period as may be agreed, see article 28A of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/801 (W. 110).