(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (“the GPDO”).
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.
Article 2 of this Order amends Schedule 2 to the GPDO by inserting a new Part 3A (Temporary Buildings and Changes of Use for Public Health Emergency Purposes) to permit certain development in Wales for the purposes of preventing, controlling or mitigating the effects of, or taking other action in connection with a public health emergency in the United Kingdom.
The development permitted is the change of use of a building or land to Class C2 (Residential institutions) or Class D1 (Non-residential institutions) of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987, and the provision of buildings or other structures.
The permitted development is subject to conditions and limitations which are also set out in the new Part 3A.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.