The Developments of National Significance (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Amendments to the Developments of National Significance (Wales) Regulations 2016

2.—(1) The Developments of National Significance (Wales) Regulations 2016(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 11A—

(a) the existing provision becomes paragraph (1);

(b) in that paragraph, for the words from “regulation (3)(1)(ab)” to “2016” substitute “paragraph (2)—”;

(c) after that paragraph insert—

“(2) Development is within this paragraph if it is—

(a) within regulation 3(1)(a) or (aa) of the 2016 Regulations and—

(i) in the case of the construction of either a generating station or an onshore wind generating station, the generating station or the onshore wind generating station is expected to have, when constructed, an installed generating capacity of less than 50 megawatts, or

(ii) in the case of the extension or alteration of either a generating station or an onshore wind generating station, the extension or alteration is expected to increase the installed generating capacity by less than 50 megawatts; or

(b) within regulation 3(1)(ab) (installation of an electric line above ground) of the 2016 Regulations.

(3) In this regulation—

“the 2016 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2016”) means the Developments of National Significance (Specified Criteria and Prescribed Secondary Consents) (Wales) Regulations 2016;

“generating station” (“gorsaf gynhyrchu”), “installed generating capacity” (“gallu cynhyrchu gosodedig”) and “onshore wind generating station” (“gorsaf cynhyrchu trydan o ynni’r gwynt ar y tir”) have the meanings given in regulation 4(3) of the 2016 Regulations.”;

(d) in the heading, for “electric lines” substitute “determination by an appointed person”.

(3) In the heading of regulation 18A, for “electric lines” substitute “determination by an appointed person”.

(4) In regulation 40(1)(b), for “regulation 11A(a)” substitute “regulation 11A(1)(a)”.

(5) In paragraph 1(3A) of Schedule 8, for “electric lines” substitute “determination by an appointed person”.

(1)

S.I. 2016/56 (W. 26), amended by S.I. 2019/288 (W. 67). There are other amendments, but they are not relevant.