The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) Order 2019

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (“the GPDO”) in relation to Wales.

Article 3 of, and Schedule 2 to, the GPDO confer permitted development rights in respect of certain development. Where such rights are conferred, an application for planning permission is not required.

This Order amends Schedule 2 to the GPDO by—

• inserting Classes D and E into Part 2 (minor operations) to permit the installation of electrical outlets and upstands for recharging electric vehicles;

• inserting Part 17A (installation of devolved associated lines) to permit the installation of certain overhead electric lines;

• replacing Part 24 (development by electronic communications code operators (Wales)). Changes to this Part extend permitted development rights in relation to the height and width of ground-based masts and extend the period for the use of land for moveable electronic communications apparatus in an emergency from six to eighteen months;

• amending Part 43 (installation of non-domestic microgeneration equipment) to extend permitted development rights for non-domestic solar installations.

This Order also makes minor amendments to assist clarity.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order. A copy can be obtained from the Welsh Government at: Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and on the Welsh Government website atwww.gov.wales