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

Chapter 5 Deposit of SDP

Initial consultation report, SDP proposals documents and statement of deposit matters

20.  The CJC must, before taking any other step provided for in the remaining provisions of this Part, prepare—

(a) a report to be known as an “initial consultation report” setting out—

(i) the persons or bodies the CJC has engaged or consulted in accordance with regulations 16 and 18,

(ii) a summary of the main issues raised, responses given and representations made as a result of that engagement or consultation,

(iii) an explanation of how those issues, responses and representations have been addressed in the SDP and the extent to which they have been addressed,

(iv) the total number of representations made in accordance with regulation 19,

(v) a description of any deviation from the community involvement scheme,

(b) documents to be known as “SDP proposals documents” which consist of—

(i) the SDP,

(ii) the sustainability appraisal report,

(iii) the initial consultation report,

(iv) any relevant review report,

(v) any candidate strategic locations and sites register,

(vi) any supporting documents which the CJC considers relevant to the preparation of the SDP, and

(c) a statement (“statement of deposit matters”) containing—

(i) the title of the SDP,

(ii) the period within which representations about the SDP must be made in accordance with regulation 22,

(iii) the address to which, and where appropriate, the person to whom, such representations must be made under regulation 22(3)(b), and

(iv) a statement that any such 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—

(aa) the publication of the recommendations of the appointed person;

(bb) the adoption of the SDP under section 67(3) of the 2004 Act;

(cc) its approval under section 65(9)(a) or 71(4)(b) of that Act.

Deposit of proposals

21.  Before submitting the SDP to the Welsh Ministers for independent examination under section 64(1) of the 2004 Act, the CJC must—

(a) deposit copies of the SDP proposals documents and the statement of deposit matters for inspection during normal office hours at the places at which the pre-deposit proposals documents and the statement of pre-deposit matters were made available for inspection under regulation 18(2)(a);

(b) publish on its website—

(i) the SDP proposals documents,

(ii) the statement of deposit matters, and

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

(c) send copies of the following to each of the bodies referred to in regulation 16(1)(a)—

(i) the SDP,

(ii) the sustainability appraisal report,

(iii) the initial consultation report,

(iv) a list of such supporting documents as the CJC considers relevant to the preparation of the SDP,

(v) the statement of deposit matters, and

(vi) the statement referred to in paragraph (b)(iii).

Representations on deposit proposals

22.—(1) Any person may make representations about the SDP within the period of six weeks beginning with the day on which the CJC complies with regulation 21.

(2) Where the CJC complies with the requirements in regulation 21 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 person (if any) specified in the statement of deposit matters.

(4) The CJC must—

(a) consider any representations it receives in accordance with this regulation;

(b) as soon as reasonably practicable—

(i) make a copy of the representations available at the places, and during the times, at which the pre-deposit proposals documents and the statement of pre-deposit matters were made available for inspection under regulation 18(2)(a), and

(ii) where practicable, publish on its website details of the representations and the places and times at which they may be inspected.

(5) The CJC need not comply with paragraph (4)(b) in relation to any representation received after the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph (1).