The Town and Country Planning (North Wales Border Control Post) (EU Exit) Special Development Order 2023

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The withdrawal of the UK from the EU created a need to establish new border control arrangements and checks on imports. This Order grants planning permission for a border control post and parking for up to 60 heavy goods vehicles at Plot 9, Parc Cybi, Holyhead.

Article 3 grants planning permission for development consisting of the use of land for the processing and stationing of vehicles entering or leaving Great Britain at the Port of Holyhead, and the provision of associated facilities and infrastructure.

Article 4 prohibits any development within a rocky outcrop.

Article 5 and the Schedule specify the conditions for the development of the site. The matters in Part 2 of the Schedule must be operational before the site is brought into use.

Article 6 provides the process for obtaining a relevant approval from the local planning authority. A relevant approval is required by the conditions in Part 2 for a signage strategy, for a landscape maintenance plan, in relation to noise mitigation measures and to use different colour finishes to those specified. A relevant approval is required by the conditions in Part 3 for a revised travel plan and for any noise study which is required for specified new activity on the site.

Broadly, the conditions cover construction hours, noise and vibration (including limits and mitigation measures), lighting, protection against invasive non-native species of plants and animals, building height and hard surfacing, the rocky outcrop, fencing, visual impacts, access, landscaping, waste management and drainage, traffic management and travel.

The land to which this Order applies is shown on a map, a copy of which is available for inspection at the Planning Directorate, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ, at www.gov.wales and at Isle of Anglesey County Council, Planning and Building Control Department, Council Offices, Llangefni, Anglesey, LL77 7TW.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order. A copy can be obtained from the Planning Directorate, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.