Title, commencement, application and interpretation

1.-(1) The title of these Regulations is the Town and Country Planning (Trees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2017 and they come into force on 5 May 2017.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

(3) In these Regulations-

"the Planning Act" ("y Ddeddf Gynllunio") means the Town and Country Planning Act 1990;

"the 1999 Regulations" ("Rheoliadau 1999") means the Town and Country Planning (Trees) Regulations 1999(3).

Amendment to the 1999 Regulations

2.-(1) The 1999 Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) The Schedule (Form of Tree Preservation Order) is amended as follows-

(a)in article 7, omit paragraph (2);

(b)in Part 1 of Schedule 2, the adaptations and modifications to section 78(4) of the Planning Act mentioned in column (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 are amended as follows-

(i)in paragraph (a) after "In subsection (1)" insert "omit paragraph (aa) and";

(ii)after paragraph (c) insert-

"(ca)After subsection (3) insert-

"(3A) The notice mentioned in subsection (3) must be accompanied by a full statement of case.".";

(iii)in paragraph (d) for the substituted subsection (4) substitute-

"(4) The appellant must serve on the authority, as soon as reasonably practicable, a copy of-

(a)the notice mentioned in subsection (3); and

(b)the full statement of case.";

(iv)after paragraph (d) insert-

"(da)Omit subsections (4A) to (4BB).";

(v)in paragraph (e) in the substituted subsection (5) after "the application of section 79(1)" insert "and section 319B(7)";

(vi)after paragraph (e) insert-

"(f)After subsection (5) insert-

"(6) In this section "full statement of case" means and is comprised of a written statement containing full particulars of the case the appellant proposes to put forward in relation to the appeal and copies of any supporting documents the appellant proposes to refer to or put in evidence.".";

(c)the adaptations and modifications to section 79(5) of the Planning Act mentioned in column (2) of Part 1 of Schedule 2 are amended as follows-

(i)in paragraph (a) for "subsections (1) and (2)" substitute "subsection (1)";

(ii)for paragraph (b) substitute-

"(b)Omit subsections (1A) to (3A).";

(iii)for paragraph (c) substitute-

"(c)For subsection (4), substitute-

"(4) The provisions of section 70(1), (1A) and (1B) apply, with any necessary modifications, in relation to an appeal to the Secretary of State under section 78 as they apply in relation to an application for consent under a tree preservation order which falls to be determined by the authority.".";

(iv)in paragraph (d) for "(6A)" substitute "(6ZA)";

(v)after paragraph (d) insert-

"(da)In subsection (6A), for "such an appeal" substitute "an appeal in relation to an application for consent under a tree preservation order".";

(d)omit Part 2 of Schedule 2.

Transitional and saving provisions

3.-(1) Paragraph (2) applies where any of the following was made before these Regulations come into force-

(a)an application for consent under a tree preservation order,

(b)an application for any consent, agreement or approval required by a condition imposed on a grant of consent under such an order, or

(c)a direction under a tree preservation order or an application for any consent, agreement or approval required by such a direction.

(2) The 1999 Regulations apply to an appeal in relation to such an application or direction as though the amendments made by regulation 2(2)(b)(ii), (iii) and (vi) had not been made.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Town and Country Planning (Trees) Regulations 1999 ("the 1999 Regulations").

Regulation 2 of the 1999 Regulations provides that a Tree Preservation Order must be in the form set out in the Schedule to those Regulations, or in a form substantially to the same effect.

Article 7 of the form of Tree Preservation Order set out in the Schedule to the 1999 Regulations ("the Order") applies provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, including sections 78 and 79 of that Act, to consents under the Order and applications for such consent, subject to the adaptations and modifications mentioned in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Order. The provisions as so adapted and modified are set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Order.

These Regulations amend provisions in Part 1 and remove Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Order.

The effect of the amendments is to require-

(a)a notice of appeal to be accompanied by a full statement of case comprised of a written statement containing full particulars of the appellant's case and copies of supporting documents; and

(b)the appellant to send a copy of both the notice of appeal and full statement of case to the authority which made the tree preservation order as soon as reasonably practicable.

There are transitional and saving provisions.

The Regulatory Impact Assessment applicable to these Regulations is obtainable from the Welsh Government at: Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and on the Welsh Government website at www.gov.wales