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

Amendments in relation to requests for pre-application services

2.—(1) The 2015 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 1(3)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), after “these Regulations come into force;” omit “and”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (ix), after “planning permission)” insert “; and”;

(c) after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(c) to requests for the provision of pre-application services by a local planning authority.”

(3) In regulation 2 at the appropriate places insert—

““the 2016 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2016”) means the Town and Country Planning (Pre-Application Services) (Wales) Regulations 2016;” and

““waste development” (“datblygiad gwastraff”) has the same meaning as in article 2(1) of the Development Management Procedure Order.”

(4) After regulation 2 insert—

Fees for requests for pre-application services under the 2016 Regulations

2A.— (1) Where a request for pre-application services is made to a local planning authority under the 2016 Regulations, a fee must be paid to that authority.

(2) The fee payable in respect of a request for pre-application services is calculated in accordance with Schedule 4.

(3) The fee must be paid to the local planning authority with whom the request is lodged and must accompany the request.

(4) Any fee paid pursuant to this regulation must be refunded if the request is rejected as invalid.”

(5) After Schedule 3 insert Schedule 4 contained in the Schedule to these Regulations.