Planning Regulations

Part of 4. Questions to the Minister for Housing and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:12 pm on 24 June 2020.

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Photo of Angela Burns Angela Burns Conservative 2:12, 24 June 2020

Good afternoon, Minister. You will be aware that many developments that are granted planning permission are required to start within a certain time frame due to either specific conditions of the permission or through general conditions. They normally have a number of years in which they have to start. And you'll be aware that if work doesn't start, the permission will lapse. Applying for a fresh planning permission is time consuming and costly. One option to solve this problem could be for Welsh Government to introduce a new permitted development right to enable planning permission to be carried forward for a fixed time. I believe it is within competence, and I wondered if you would review this issue, because it's especially important to keep housing developments on track. I don't think that this was covered in your letter of 27 March to local authorities, or in the guidance to planning authorities—not as far as I could understand it, anyway.