EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 (“the 2012 Order”) and the Developments of National Significance (Procedure) (Wales) Order 2016 (“the 2016 Order”) in relation to pre-application consultation and consultation before the grant of planning permission.

Article 2 amends the table in Schedule 4 to the 2012 Order (consultations before the grant of planning permission) to substitute the category of development at risk of flooding on which the Natural Resources Body for Wales are to be consulted (article 2(2) and (3)).

Article 3 amends the table in Schedule 5 to the 2016 Order (duty to consult before grant of planning permission) to substitute the category of development at risk of flooding on which the Natural Resources Body for Wales are to be consulted (article 3(2) and (3)).

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 Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.