Interpretation
3. In regulation 2(1) (interpretation) at the appropriate places insert the following definitions—
““the 1990 Act” means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(1);”;
““devolved combustion plant” means a combustion plant in Wales with a related electrical output of between 300 and 350 megawatts;”;
““local planning authority” and “planning permission” have the meanings given in section 336 of the 1990 Act(2);”;
““relevant planning authority” means in relation to a relevant planning permission—
where the development to which the application relates is of national significance for the purposes of section 62D of the 1990 Act(3), the Welsh Ministers;
in all other cases, the local planning authority;”;
““relevant planning permission” means a planning permission—
for the construction of a devolved combustion plant; or
for an extension or alteration to a combustion plant in Wales which will have the effect of increasing the rated electrical output of the plant to between 300 and 350 megawatts;”.
Section 336 was amended by Part 1 of Schedule 19 to the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34) and by S.I. 2006/1281. Other amendments are not relevant to these Regulations.
Section 62D was inserted by section 19 of the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4).