Planning (Wales) Act 2015
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.
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Stage |
Documents |
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Bill introduced: 6 October 2014 |
Presiding
Officer’s statement: 6 October 2014 |
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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): Minister
for Natural Resources: Response to Stage 1 Report |
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A
debate took place in Plenary on 10 February.
The motion to agree the general principles of the Bill was agreed. |
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A Financial Resolution
in relation to the Planning (Wales) Bill was agreed in Plenary on 10 February. |
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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 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 |
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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 |
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The Bill was agreed by the Assembly in accordance
with SO 12.36 on 19
May. |
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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. |
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Date of Royal Assent |
Royal
Assent was given on 6 July 2015. |
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Contact
information
This bill has been remitted to the Environment and Sustainability Committee
Clerk: Alun Davidson
Phone: 0300 200 6565
Email: SeneddEnv@Assembly.Wales
Business type: Bill
Reason considered: Government Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 06/10/2014
Documents
- Statements of Policy Intent
PDF 280 KB - Keeling Schedule PDF 451 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Minister for Natural Resources - 22 January 2015 PDF 52 KB View as HTML (3) 18 KB
- Letter from the Chair of the Finance Committee to the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee - 22 January 2015 PDF 83 KB
- Correspondence from the Minister for Natural Resources - 21 January 2015 PDF 254 KB
- Correspondence from the Minister for Natural Resources - 9 January 2015 PDF 219 KB
- Correspondence from the Minister for Natural Resources - 7 January 2015 PDF 325 KB
- Correspondence from the Minister for Natural Resources - 10 December 2014 PDF 302 KB
- Notice of Amendments: 11 February PDF 116 KB
- Welsh Government - Purpose and effect table: 11 February 2015 PDF 119 KB
- Correspondence from the Minister for Natural Resources - 26 February 2015 PDF 1 MB
- Notice of Amendments: 3 March PDF 66 KB
- Welsh Government - Purpose and effect table: 3 March PDF 56 KB
- Notice of Amendments: 5 March 2015 PDF 75 KB
- Welsh Government - Purpose and effect table: 5 March 2015 PDF 90 KB
- Notice of Amendments: 9 March 2015 PDF 53 KB
- Welsh Government - purpose and effect table: 9 March 2015 PDF 45 KB
- Notice of amendments: 11 March 2015 PDF 244 KB
- Marshalled List of Amendments: 18 March 2015 PDF 327 KB
- Groupings of amendments: 18 March 2015 PDF 65 KB
- Planning (Wales) Bill - As amended at Stage 2 PDF 367 KB
- Research Service: Summary of Changes at Stage 2 PDF 183 KB
- Notice of amendments: 15 April 2015 PDF 111 KB
- Notice of amendments: 16 April 2015* PDF 59 KB
- Notice of amendments: 17 April 2015* PDF 53 KB
- Notice of amendments: 20 April 2015 PDF 52 KB
- Notice of amendments: 22 April 2015 PDF 100 KB
- Welsh Government – Purpose and effect table: 22 April 2015 PDF 604 KB
- Notice of amendments: 24 April 2015 PDF 82 KB
- Welsh Government – Purpose and effect table: 24 April 2015 PDF 61 KB
- Notice of amendments: 27 April 2015 PDF 132 KB
- Marshalled list of amendments: 5 May 2015 PDF 252 KB
- Groupings of amendments: 5 May 2015 PDF 62 KB
- Planning (Wales) Bill - As amended at Stage 3 PDF 386 KB
- Planning (Wales) Bill - As Passed PDF 367 KB
Consultations
- General principles of the Planning (Wales) Bill (completed)