Updates

Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024

  • Legal

Jurisdiction: Wales

Commencement: 3rd June 2024

Amends:

  • Harbours Act 1964
  • Highways Act 1980
  • Electricity Act 1989
  • Town and Country Planning Act 1990
  • Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990
  • New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
  • Transport and Works Act 1992
  • Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
  • Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
  • Flood and Water Management Act 2010
  • Planning (Wales) Act 2015
  • Infrastructure Act 2015
  • Housing and Planning Act 2016
  • Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023

Mini Summary

A regime is introduced for granting consent for significant infrastructure projects in Wales. Infrastructure consent must be obtained for specific types of ‘significant infrastructure projects’, including both onshore and offshore infrastructure.

Summary

A unified consent process is in place for a wide range of significant infrastructure types (both onshore and offshore) in Wales.

The significant infrastructure project types covered by this new consenting process are listed below, with links to definitions that determine when such an infrastructure project type would be classified as ‘significant’.

N.B. Only those infrastructure types above that meet the specific criteria to be classed as a ‘significant’ infrastructure project are within the scope of this Act.

 

Duties

Various duties apply.

 

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