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Section 60: National Development Framework for Wales

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 · 2004 c. 5View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 6: Wales

There must be a plan, prepared and published by the Welsh Ministers, to be known as the National Development Framework for Wales.

The Framework must set out such of the policies of the Welsh Ministers in relation to the development and use of land in Wales as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.

The Framework may specify that development of a particular description, in a particular area or location, is to constitute a significant infrastructure project for the purposes of the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024.

The Framework must give reasons for—

the policies that it sets out, and
any provision that it makes as mentioned in subsection (3).

The Framework must explain how, in preparing the Framework, the Welsh Ministers have taken into account relevant policies set out in—

the national natural resources policy published under section 9 of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016,
any marine plan adopted and published by them under Part 3 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, and
the Wales Transport Strategy published under section 2 of the Transport (Wales) Act 2006.

The Framework must specify the period for which it is to have effect.

A plan ceases to be the National Development Framework for Wales on the expiry of the period specified under subsection (6).

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