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Wales planning news, June 2018
01 Jun 2018
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Proposed temporary change to Technical Advice Note 1 to amend five-year housing land supply having ‘considerable’ weight
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To alleviate some of the immediate pressures on local planning authorities when dealing with speculative planning applications for housing and to allow them the capacity to focus on LDP preparation and review, it is proposed to temporarily dis-apply paragraph 6.2 of TAN 1 to remove the reference to attaching “considerable” weight to the lack of a five-year housing land supply as a material consideration in determining planning applications for housing.
Welsh Government consultation document, referring to Technical Advice Note 1 and the proposed temporary dis-application of paragraph 6.2 |
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Welsh Government launches consultation on the consolidation of the Use Classes and General Permitted Development Orders
Through the consultation documents the Welsh Government has set out its intention to revise the Use Class Order to reflect disparities between uses currently falling within the same use classes. Of most significance, proposed changes to the Use Classes Order would see existing Use Class A3 (Food & Drink) divided into three separate classes: A3 (Cafe & Sandwich Bars subject to opening hour restrictions); A4 (Drinking Establishments & Restaurants) and A5 (Hot Food Takeaways including Drive Through Restaurants).
The consultation also proposes to remove the need for planning permission for some minor developments to allow the planning system to concentrate on more complex development proposals. Planned changes to permitted development rights include those affecting householder development, minor operations, houses in multiple occupation, statutory undertakers, demolition of buildings, fixed-line broadband services, renewable energy generation and small scale hydropower.
The consultation ends on 24 August 2018.
Welsh Government, Subordinate legislation consolidation and review, consultation document
Enterprise Zones yet to demonstrate their value, committee said
National Assembly for Wales, Enterprise Zones are yet to prove their value says committeeNational Assembly for Wales, Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee, ‘Enterprise Zones, Boldly going?’ report, May 2018
General Permitted Development Order amendment to fixed line broadband rights
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2018Chief Planner letter, Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2018. Provision of fixed line broadband apparatus without prior approval on Article 1(5) land
£160m loan to support SME house builders
Welsh Government, Up to £160m to unlock stalled sites for SME house builders
New online planning application service for Wales launched
Planning Applications Wales web serviceWelsh Government, Planning Application Wales, online portal
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The Lichfields perspective |
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Increasing delivery of market and affordable housing is critical to the economic and social well-being of communities throughout Wales. Ensuring development plans are kept up-to-date through timely reviews is essential to this and more should be done to ensure that momentum is maintained and that the preparation of SDPs is not used to excuse inaction. TAN1 provides advice on the JHLAS process, which is a tool to monitor housing supply. If implemented, the proposed disapplication of paragraph 6.2 of TAN1 will reward those authorities that are failing to take positive steps to boost housing delivery and plan preparation. It will undermine the achievement of a necessary step change in housing delivery, whilst also ushering in a range of unintended consequences Helen Ashby-Ridgway, Associate Director |
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Disclaimer: This publication has been written in general terms and cannot be relied on to cover specific situations. We recommend that you obtain professional advice before acting or refraining from acting on any of the contents of this publication. Lichfields accepts no duty of care or liability for any loss occasioned to any person acting or refraining from acting as a result of any material in this publication. Lichfields is the trading name of Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Limited. Registered in England, no.2778116