Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 (asc1)

SCHEDULE 9 E+W Amendments related to Corporate Joint Committees

PART 1 E+W Creation of strategic planning functions for certain corporate joint committees and repeal of powers to establish strategic planning panels etc.

Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) E+W

23 E+W The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is amended as follows.

24 E+W In section 83 (making of simplified planning zone schemes), in subsection (3A), in paragraph (b)—

(a) omit “strategic planning”;

(b) for “sections 60I and 60J” substitute “ sections 60M and 60N ”.

25 E+W In section 293A (urgent Crown development: application for planning permission), in subsection (9), in paragraph (aa), for “the strategic planning panel for any strategic planning” substitute “ any corporate joint committee for the ”.

26 (1) Section 303A (responsibility of local planning authorities for costs of holding certain inquiries etc.) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (2), for “or strategic planning panel” substitute “ or corporate joint committee ”.

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “or strategic planning panel” substitute “ or corporate joint committee ”;

(b) for “or panel” substitute “ or committee ”.

(4) In subsection (6), for “or strategic planning panel” substitute “ or corporate joint committee ”.

(5) In subsection (9A)—

(a) after “local planning authority”, in the first place it occurs, insert “ or corporate joint committee ”;

(b) in paragraph (a), after “local planning authority” insert “ or corporate joint committee ”.

27 E+W In section 306 (contributions by local authorities and statutory undertakers), in subsection (2A)—

(a) for “strategic planning panel” substitute “ corporate joint committee ”;

(b) for the words from “60H” to the end substitute “ 60L of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (corporate joint committees: area survey) ”.

28 E+W In section 324 (rights of entry)—

(a) subsection (1B) (as inserted by Schedule 2 to the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4)) is renumbered as subsection (1BA);

(b) in that subsection, for “strategic planning panel” substitute “ corporate joint committee ”.

29 E+W In section 336 (interpretation), in subsection (1)—

(a) in the appropriate place insert—

““corporate joint committee” means a corporate joint committee to which Part 6 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 applies by virtue of regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021;”;

(b) omit the definition of “strategic planning panel”.