Welsh local authorities no longer need to notify plan departures

[Paul Mobbs]

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More corporate/development-friendly efforts to knobble the system against 
the interests/participation of the public.

:-(

The Town and Country Planning (Notification) (Wales) Direction 2012 is 
available at --
http://wales.gov.uk/docs/desh/publications/120711wgcircular072012en.pdf


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http://www.planningresource.co.uk/news/1141472/welsh%2Ddeparture%2Dapplication%2Dreferral%2Drequirement%2Daxed/

Welsh departure application referral requirement axed

Jamie Carpenter, Planning Resource, Tuesday 17th July 2012

Councils in Wales will no longer be required to refer planning applications 
they wish to approve but which significantly depart from their development 
plans to ministers, the Welsh government has said.


A direction aimed at reducing the number of planning applications 
unnecessarily referred to Welsh ministers says that the requirement for 
local authorities to refer "departure applications" to Welsh ministers will 
be removed from 30 July.

Departure applications include development which is considered to 
"significantly prejudice the implementation of the development plan’s 
policies and proposals".

The direction also cancels a requirement for local planning authorities to 
refer applications which comprise or include the provision of shopping 
floorspace to Welsh ministers.

The new direction says that local authorities will be required to refer 
applications, where they are minded to grant planning permission, for five 
categories of development. These are:
- - Flood risk area development
- - Significant residential development
- - Minerals development
- - Waste development
- - Aggregates development in national parks and areas of outstanding natural 
beauty

Wales’ environment minister John Griffiths said that the direction would help 
to simplify the existing system and "achieve a more consistent approach 
among local planning authorities".

He said: "By reducing the occasions when applications are referred to us, 
local authorities will be able to provide a quicker and more streamlined 
service to developers and residents.

"It will enable more cases to be dealt with by local planning authorities … 
and will cut down on costly delays.

"The changes will also mean Welsh ministers can focus their attention on 
projects that may impact across multiple local authorities."



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