Decision details

A Government Bill, introduced by Carl Sargeant AM, Minister for Natural Resources. The Business Committee has remitted the Bill to the Environment and Sustainability Committee.

You can read more about the background to the Bill, and the committee’s consultation, on the National Assembly’s blog.

 

About the Bill

 

The key purposes of the Bill are to:

• Strengthen the plan-led approach to planning. The Bill introduces a new legal framework for the Welsh Ministers to prepare a national land use plan, to be known as the National Development Framework for Wales. The framework will set out national land use priorities and infrastructure requirements for Wales.
• Make provision for the production of Strategic Development Plans, to tackle larger-than-local cross-boundary issues, such as housing supply and areas for economic growth and regeneration.
• Make provision for pre-application consultation, and to require local planning authorities to provide pre-application services.
• Provide for planning applications for nationally-significant projects to be made to the Welsh Ministers. Applicants for planning permission will also be able to apply to the Welsh Ministers for planning permission where a local planning authority is deemed to be poorly performing.
• Reform the development management system to streamline procedures, to ensure that applications are dealt with promptly, providing certainty for developers and communities.
• Improve enforcement and appeal procedures. Changes are also made in relation to the recovery of costs for parties involved in planning cases.
• Make changes in relation to applications to register town and village greens.

 

Current Stage

 

The Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (external website) became law in Wales on 6 July 2015 (external website).

 

Welsh Glossary (Only available in Welsh)

 

Subsequent to the Bill receiving royal assent the Welsh Government have provided a revised explanatory memorandum.

Record of Passage in the National Assembly for Wales

 

The following table sets out the dates for each stage of the Bill’s passage through the National Assembly for Wales.

 

Stage	Documents
Bill introduced: 6 October 2014	Planning (Wales) Bill, as introduced   Explanatory memorandum   Presiding Officer’s statement: 6 October 2014   Statements of Policy Intent   Keeling Schedule   Research Service Bill Summary
Stage 1: Committee considerations of general principles	Public consultation. The Committee has issued a call for evidence, which closed on 7 November 2014.   The Committee will consider the Bill on the following date(s):   27 November 2014 3 December 2014 11 December 2014 14 January 2015   Committee Stage 1 Report   Minister for Natural Resources: Response to Stage 1 Report
Stage 1: Debate in Plenary on general principles	A debate took place in Plenary on 10 February. The motion to agree the general principles of the Bill was agreed.
Financial Resolution	A Financial Resolution in relation to the Planning (Wales) Bill was agreed in Plenary on 10 February.
Stage 2: Committee consideration of amendments	Stage 2 began on 11 February. Details of tabled amendments will be published here.   Stage 2 consideration will take place in Committee on 18 March 2015. The deadline for tabling amendments is five working days before the date of the meeting at which they are due to be considered.   Notice of Amendments: 11 February 2015 Welsh Government - Purpose and effect table: 11 February 2015 Notice of Amendments: 3 March 2015 Welsh Government – Purpose and effect table: 3 March 2015 Notice of Amendments: 5 March 2015 Welsh Government - Purpose and effect table: 5 March 2015 Notice of Amendments: 9 March 2015 Welsh Government – Purpose and effect table: 9 March 2015 Notice of Amendments: 11 March 2015 Marshalled List of Amendments: 18 March 2015 Groupings of amendments: 18 March 2015 Planning (Wales) Bill – As amended at Stage 2 Research Service: Summary of changes at Stage 2 Revised Explanatory Memorandum
Stage 3: Plenary consideration of amendments	Stage 3 began on 27 March. Details of tabled amendments will be published here. Notice of amendments: 15 April 2015* Notice of amendments: 16 April 2015* Notice of amendments: 17 April 2015* Notice of amendments: 20 April 2015 Notice of amendments: 22 April 2015 Welsh Government – Purpose and effect table: 22 April 2015 Notice of amendments: 24 April 2015 Welsh Government – Purpose and effect table: 24 April 2015 Notice of amendments: 27 April 2015 Marshalled list of amendments: 5 May 2015 Groupings of amendments: 5 May 2015 Planning (Wales) Bill – As amended at Stage 3
Stage 4: Passing of the Bill in Plenary	The Bill was agreed by the Assembly in accordance with SO 12.36 on 19 May. Planning (Wales) Bill - As Passed   Planning (Wales) Bill, as passed (Crown XML)
Post-stage 4	The four week period of intimation has ended. Letters patent for the Bill have been submitted to Her Majesty The Queen for Royal Assent.   The Attorney General, Counsel General and Secretary of State for Wales wrote to the Chief Executive and Clerk of the Assembly to advise that they would not be referring the Planning (Wales) Bill to the Supreme Court under Sections 112 or 114 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.
Date of Royal Assent	Royal Assent was given on 6 July 2015.

 

Contact information

 

This bill has been remitted to the Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Clerk: Alun Davidson

Phone: 0300 200 6565

Email: SeneddEnv@Assembly.Wales

 

The item started at 15.30

 

The amendments will be disposed of in the order that the sections and schedules to which they relate were set out in the motion under Standing Order 26.36 agreed by the Assembly on 28 April 2015.

A vote was taken on Amendment 1:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 1 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 58 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 80:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
11	0	30	41

Amendment 80 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 2:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
11	0	30	41

Amendment 2 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 3:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 3 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 81:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 81 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 4:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
19	0	21	40

Amendment 4 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 49 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 5:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 5 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 63:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 63 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 64:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	29	41

Amendment 64 was not agreed.

 

As Amendment 64 was not agreed, Amendment 65 fell.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 66:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 66 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 67:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 67 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 68:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	29	41

Amendment 68 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 69:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
17	0	24	41

Amendment 69 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 6:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 6 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 7:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 7 was not agreed.

A vote was taken on Amendment 29:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 29 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 30:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 30 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 8:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 8 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 9:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 9 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 50:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
19	0	21	40

Amendment 50 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 51:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 51 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 82:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 82 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 52:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 52 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 10:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 10 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 83:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 83 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 28 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Amendment 34 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 11:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 11 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 12:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 12 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 70:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 70 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 71:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	28	40

Amendment 71 was not agreed.

Amendment 72 was withdrawn in accordance with Standing Order 12.27.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 73:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
12	0	29	41

Amendment 73 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 13:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 13 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 74:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
11	0	29	40

Amendment 74 was not agreed.

 

As Amendment 73 was not agreed, Amendment 75 fell.

 

Amendment 35 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 14:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 14 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 36 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

As Amendment 36 was agreed, Amendment 15 fell.

 

Amendment 37 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Amendment 38 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 76:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 76 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 53:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
3	0	38	41

Amendment 53 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 61:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
9	0	31	40

Amendment 61 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 84:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 84 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 27 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Amendment 39 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 16:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
17	0	24	41

Amendment 16 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 40 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Amendment 41 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Amendment 42 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 54:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 54 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 55:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 55 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 56:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 56 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 59 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

As Amendment 73 was not agreed, Amendment 62 fell.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 18:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 18 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 31:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 31 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 19:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 19 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 43:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
21	3	17	41

Amendment 43 was agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 44:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
21	3	17	41

Amendment 44 was agreed.

 

Amendment 45 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 20:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 20 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 21:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 21 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 22:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 22 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 23:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 23 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 24:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 24 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 25:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 25 was not agreed.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 26:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 26 was not agreed.

 

Amendment 60 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Amendment 46 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Amendment 47 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 77:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
20	0	21	41

Amendment 77 was not agreed.

 

As Amendment 77 was not agreed, Amendment 78 fell.

 

Amendment 48 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

As Amendment 73 was not agreed, Amendment 79 fell.

 

Amendment 57 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Amendment 32 was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

A vote was taken on Amendment 33:

For	Abstain	Against	Total
29	3	9	41

Amendment 33 was agreed.

 

All sections and schedules of the Bill were deemed agreed, concluding Stage 3 proceedings.