The Law Commission has announced the publication of Planning Law in Wales: A Scoping Paper (LCCP 228), which is out for consultation until 30 September.
The IHBC’s new interim consultations panel consultant Eddie Booth, said: ‘This consultation is especially interesting for the proposal in Chapter 6 to amalgamate Listed Building Consent and Conservation Area Consent with Planning Permission – that is, one step on from the English system.’
The Law Commission writes:
A public consultation on the contents of the paper will run until 30 September. We are keen to hear from anyone with an interest in the Welsh planning system and would value the opportunity to attend or speak at upcoming planning events.
Once the consultation is complete we will formulate our substantive proposals as to the shape and content of an initial piece of planning legislation.
This project forms part of the Law Commission’s 12th programme of law reform and is conducted at the request of the Welsh Government. Its aim is to make recommendations about the scope and content of the first part of a planning code for Wales. We provisionally consider that this should focus on plan making and development management and that the reform element should comprise:
- the restatement of existing law so that as far as reasonably practicable it is contained within a consolidated piece of legislation in a modern, consistent and well-ordered manner so as to be easily accessible to, and ascertainable by, its readers;
- adjustments to produce a satisfactory consolidated text – removing ambiguities and obsolete material, modernising language and resolving minor inconsistencies;
- the simplification of the law by streamlining and rationalising unnecessary process and procedure, but not introducing any substantial change of policy; and
- the writing into statute of propositions of law developed in case law where they might contribute towards more accessible and coherent legislation.
The paper is available for download from our website in both Welsh and English
If you have any queries or requests please send an email to Planning_wales@lawcommission.gsi.gov.uk
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To comment on IHBC consultations, or to find out more about our panel, contact Eddie Booth at consultations@ihbc.org.uk
