2021 No. 1284 (W. 323)
Infrastructure Planning, Wales

The Glyn Rhonwy Pumped Storage Generating Station (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2021

Made
Coming into force
An application has been made, under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 20081, to the Welsh Ministers in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 20112 for a non-material change to the Glyn Rhonwy Pumped Storage Generating Station Order 20173.

The Welsh Ministers have had regard to the effect of the change on the Glyn Rhonwy Pumped Storage Generating Station Order 2017 as originally made and are satisfied that the change is not material.

The Welsh Ministers, having considered the application, the responses to the publicity and consultation required by regulations 6 and 7 of the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011, have decided to make the change proposed in the application.

Accordingly, the Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 2(1) and (9) of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008, make the following Order.

Citation and commencement1.

The title of this Order is the Glyn Rhonwy Pumped Storage Generating Station (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2021 and it comes into force on 19 November 2021.

Amendment to the Glyn Rhonwy Pumped Storage Generating Station Order 20172.

(1)

The Glyn Rhonwy Pumped Storage Generating Station Order 2017 (β€œthe 2017 Order”) is amended as follows.

(2)

For paragraph 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the 2017 Order substitute β€œThe authorised development must be commenced no later than 29 March 2024.”.

Julie James
Minister for Climate Change, one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Glyn Rhonwy Pumped Storage Generating Station Order 2017, a development consent order under the Planning Act 2008, following an application made in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 for a non-material amendment under paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Planning Act 2008. This Order amends the time limit within which the development authorised by the Order must be commenced.