The Town and Country Planning (Strategic Development Plan) (Wales) Regulations 2021

Chapter 4 Pre-deposit

Pre-deposit participation

16.—(1) Before it complies with regulation 18, the CJC must—

(a) for the purpose of generating alternative strategies and options, engage—

(i) each of the specific consultation bodies to the extent it considers that the subject matter of the SDP affects those bodies, and

(ii) such of the general consultation bodies as it considers appropriate;

(b) request nominations for strategic locations and sites proposed to be included in the SDP, stating the date by which nominations must be received by the CJC;

(c) publish the request for nominations on its website and by such other means as it considers appropriate;

(d) prepare a list of all locations and sites nominated (a “candidate strategic locations and sites register”).

(2) The CJC must consider any locations and sites so nominated before determining the content of the SDP to be deposited under regulation 21.

Pre-deposit proposals documents

17.  The CJC must prepare documents to be known as “pre-deposit proposals documents” consisting of—

(a) its preferred strategy, strategic options and proposals for its SDP,

(b) a description of their implications, including an explicit description of any alternatives considered and their implications;

(c) the candidate strategic locations and sites register,

(d) any relevant review report, and

(e) any documents which it considers relevant in support of those referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).

Pre-deposit public consultation

18.—(1) The CJC must prepare a statement to be known as a “statement of pre-deposit matters” containing—

(a) the title of the SDP;

(b) the period within which representations on the proposals may be made in accordance with regulation 19(1);

(c) the address to which and, where appropriate, the person to whom, representations must be sent;

(d) a statement that any representations may be accompanied by a request that the person making the representation be notified at a specified address if any of the following events occur—

(i) the SDP has been submitted to the Welsh Ministers for independent examination under section 64(1) of the 2004 Act;

(ii) the SDP has been adopted under section 67(3) of the 2004 Act;

(iii) the SDP has been approved under section 65(9)(a) or 71(4)(b) of the 2004 Act.

(2) Before a CJC deposits its SDP in accordance with regulation 21, it must—

(a) make copies of the pre-deposit proposals documents and the statement of pre-deposit matters available for inspection during normal office hours at—

(i) its principal office,

(ii) the principal office of any LPA in the CJC’s area, and

(iii) such other places within its area as the CJC considers appropriate;

(b) publish on its website—

(i) the pre-deposit proposals documents,

(ii) the statement of pre-deposit matters, and

(iii) a statement that the pre-deposit proposals documents and statement of pre-deposit matters are available for inspection and the places and times at which they may be inspected;

(c) send to those bodies referred to in regulation 16(1)(a)—

(i) the pre-deposit proposals documents,

(ii) such supporting documents as are relevant to the body to which the documents are being sent,

(iii) the statement of pre-deposit matters, and

(iv) the statement referred to in sub-paragraph (b)(iii).

Pre-deposit public consultation representations

19.—(1) Any person may make representations to the CJC about its pre-deposit proposals documents within the period of six weeks beginning with the day on which the CJC complies with regulation 18(2).

(2) Where the CJC complies with the requirements in regulation 18(2) on different days, the period referred to in paragraph (1) is taken to begin with the later of those days.

(3) Any representations must be—

(a) made in writing, and

(b) sent to the address and the person (if any) specified in accordance with regulation 18(1)(c).

(4) The CJC must consider any representations made in accordance with this regulation before determining the content of the SDP to be deposited under regulation 21.