6. The amendments to the 1990 Act made by section 17 of the 2015 Act do not apply to an application for planning permission for major development(1) made before 1 August 2016.
For the meaning of “major development” see article 2(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/801) (W. 110).