<p>The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 6 December 2016.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:35, 6 December 2016

Well, those are matters for Cardiff council. Unfortunately, he didn’t listen to my answer. Last week, he said that the Assembly had the power to revoke local development plans. That is not true; it’s Welsh Ministers who have that power. In the original legislation, in 2004, the Assembly was mentioned, but, of course, those powers were transferred to the Executive after the Government of Wales Act 2006. So, again, as I said, there is no vote on the floor of this Assembly. It’s a matter for a local authority to make an application to revoke its local development plan, and it’s then for Welsh Ministers to consider and not the National Assembly itself.