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

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“1990 Act” (“Deddf 1990”) means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(1);

“2004 Act” (“Deddf 2004”) means the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004;

“2021 Act” (“Deddf 2021”) means the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021(2);

“address” (“cyfeiriad”) in relation to electronic communications, means any number or address used for the purposes of such communications;

“annual monitoring report” (“adroddiad monitro blynyddol”) means the annual report required by section 76(1) of the 2004 Act;

“appointed person” (“person a benodwyd”) means a person appointed by the Welsh Ministers under section 64(4) of the 2004 Act;

“building” (“adeilad”) includes any structure or erection (including any extension, alteration or re-erection), and any part of a building, as so defined, but does not include plant or machinery comprised in a building;

“candidate strategic locations and sites register” (“cofrestr y lleoliadau a’r safleoedd strategol ymgeisiol”) has the meaning given in regulation 16(1)(d);

“CJC” (“CBC”) means the corporate joint committee, within the meaning of section 74 of the 2021 Act, and to which Part 6 of the 2004 Act applies by virtue of regulations made under Part 5 of the 2021 Act, which is preparing an SDP;

“community involvement scheme” (“cynllun cynnwys cymunedau”) has the meaning given in section 63(2) of the 2004 Act;

“delivery agreement” (“cytundeb cyflawni”) means the agreement consisting of those items described in regulation 11(1);

“development” (“datblygu”) has the meaning given in section 55(1) of the 1990 Act(3);

“electronic communication” (“cyfathrebiad electronig”) has the meaning given by section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(4);

“general consultation bodies” (“cyrff ymgynghori cyffredinol”) has the meaning given in regulation 5;

“initial consultation report” (“adroddiad ymgynghori cychwynnol”) has the meaning given by regulation 20(a);

“inspection” (“arolygu”) means inspection by the public;

“land” (“tir”) means any corporeal hereditament and includes a building;

“LPA” (“ACLl”) means a local planning authority as construed in accordance with Part 1 of the 1990 Act;

“pre-deposit proposals documents (“dogfennau cynigion cyn adneuo”) has the meaning given by regulation 17;

“review report” (“adroddiad adolygu”) means the report required by section 69(2) of the 2004 Act following the carrying out of a review under section 69(1) of that Act;

“SDP” (“CDS”) means a strategic development plan as provided for in section 60M of the 2004 Act;

“SDP procedure” (“gweithdrefn yr CDS”) means the procedure provided for in Part 6 of the 2004 Act and these Regulations;

“SDP proposals documents” (“dogfennau cynigion yr CDS”) has the meaning given by regulation 20(b);

“specific consultation bodies” (“cyrff ymgynghori penodol”) has the meaning given in regulation 6;

“statement of deposit matters” (“datganiad o faterion adneuo”) has the meaning given by regulation 20(c);

“statement of pre-deposit matters” (“datganiad o faterion cyn-adneuo”) has the meaning given by regulation 18(1);

“sustainability appraisal report” (“adroddiad arfarnu cynaliadwyedd”) means the report referred to in section 60M(7)(b) of the 2004 Act, together with any environmental report required under the provisions of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Wales) Regulations 2004(5);

“timetable” (“amserlen”) means the timetable referred to in section 63(1)(b) of the 2004 Act.

(2) In these Regulations, a reference to—

(a) any provision of the 2004 Act, except to any provision in section 60M of that Act, is a reference to the provision in question as it applies by virtue of section 60N of that Act;

(b) the CJC’s area is a reference to the area in relation to which the CJC exercises functions by virtue of regulations made under section 74 of the 2021 Act.

(1)

1990 c. 8.

(2)

2021 asc 1.

(3)

Section 55 was amended by sections 13(1) and (2) and 14 of the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34), and paragraph 9 of Schedule 6 to, and Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 19 to that Act; and by sections 118(1) and 120 of the 2004 Act, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 6, and Schedule 9 to, that Act. There are other amendments to section 55 not relevant to this instrument.

(4)

2000 c. 7; section 15(1) was amended by section 406(1) of, and paragraph 158 of Schedule 17 to, the Communications Act 2003 (c. 21).

(5)

S.I. 2004/1656 (W. 170), amended by S.I. 2011/1043, S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90), S.I. 2018/1216 (W. 249) and S.I. 2019/245 (W. 60).