The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Order 1996

Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995

2.  The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995(1) shall be amended as follows—

(a) In article 1(2) (interpretation), in the definition of “site of archaeological interest” for “and known as the County Sites and Monuments Record;” substitute “in England or by a local planning authority in Wales and known in England as the County Sites and Monuments Record and in Wales as the Sites and Monuments Record for the local planning authority area;”;

(b) In article 1(4) (interpretation), after “counties” insert “in England and in specified areas in Wales”;

(c) In article 4(6)(a) (directions restricting permitted development), after “non-metropolitan county” insert “in England”;

(d) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 (article 1(4) land)—

(i) after “counties” insert “in England”;

(ii) omit “Dyfed,”“Gwynedd,” and “West Glamorgan,”; and

(iii) at the end add—

• “Land within the following areas in Wales—

• that part of the county borough of Aberconwy and Colwyn which was on 31st March 1996 within the former county of Gwynedd,

• the county of Anglesey,

• the county of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire,

• the county of Cardiganshire,

• the county of Carmarthenshire,

• the county borough of Neath and Port Talbot,

• the county of Pembrokeshire,

• the county of Swansea.”;

(e) In Part 3 of Schedule 1 (article 1(6) land), for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) In Wales, land outside the boundaries of a National Park which is—

(i) within the communities listed below—

• in the county borough of Aberconwy and Colwyn—

  • Caerhun, Dolgarrog;

• in the county of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire—

  • Arthog, Betws Garmon, Bontnewydd, Corris, Llanberis, Llanddeiniolen, Llandwrog, Llanfrothen, Llanllyfni, Llanwnda, Penrhyndeudraeth, Waunfawr; or

(ii) within the specified parts of the communities listed below—

• in the county borough of Aberconwy and Colwyn—

  • those parts of the following communities which were on 31st March 1974 within the former rural district of Nant Conway—

  • Conwy, Henryd, Llanddoged and Maenan, and Llanrwst;

  • that part of the community of Llangwm which was on 31st March 1974 within the former rural district of Penllyn;

• in the county of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire:

  • those parts of the following communities which were on 31st March 1974 within the former rural district of Gwyrfai—

  • Caernarfon, Clynnog, Dolbenmaen, Llandygai, Llanaelhaearn, Llanrug, Pentir, Y Felinheli;

  • that part of the community of Talsarnau which was on 31st March 1974 within the former rural district of Deudraeth;

  • that part of the community of Barmouth which was on 31st March 1974 within the former rural district of Dolgellau;

  • that part of the community of Llandderfel which was on 31st March 1974 within the former rural district of Penllyn;

• in the county of Denbighshire, that part of the community of Llandrillo which was on 31st March 1974 within the former rural district of Penllyn.”;

(f) In paragraph A.3 of Class A in Part 11 of Schedule 2 (development under local or private acts or orders)—

(i) in paragraph (b) after “National Park” insert “in England”;

(ii) in paragraph (c) after “case” insert “in England”;

(iii) at the end add—

“(d) in Wales, the local planning authority.”;

(g) In paragraph F.2(c) of Class F in Part 17 of Schedule 2 (gas suppliers—conditions)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (ii) after “National Park” insert “in England”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (iii) after “case” insert “in England”;

(iii) at the end add—

“(iv) in Wales, the local planning authority.”;

(h) In paragraph G.2(d) of Class G in Part 17 of Schedule 2 (electricity undertakings—conditions)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (ii) after “National Park” insert “in England”;

(ii) in sub-paragraph (iii) after “case” insert “in England”;

(iii) at the end add—

“(iv) in Wales, the local planning authority.”.

(1)

S.I. 1995/418.