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Planning weekly highlights—12 March 2026

This week’s edition of Planning weekly highlights includes: five statutory instruments published to implement LURA 2023 plan-making reforms; the Chief Planner’s March planning update newsletter; Senedd approval of the Planning (Wales) Bill; a court case on the test for permission to appeal under TCPA 1990, s 289; a court case on an interim injunction in a green belt planning enforcement case; a court case on EIA for a slip road development and the publication of two sets of Welsh Building Safety Act 2022 Regulations.

Welsh Government updates offshore wind action plan with new funding and regulatory developments

The Welsh Government has published an update on implementation of its Offshore Wind Action Plan. The update confirmed that the Marine Recovery Statutory Instrument has been laid and the Marine Recovery Fund is now open, providing compensatory measures for damage to Marine Protected Areas.  The announcement also detailed that three developers have reached an Agreement for Lease under the Crown Estate’s Round 5 Celtic Sea leasing process and that two projects have received UK government Contracts for Difference. Additional funding has been allocated to Natural Resources Wales to support improvements in marine licensing and the Government has announced an £8m investment in marine power systems.

BPF responds to MHCLG consultation on revised NPPF

The British Property Federation (BPF) has responded to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)’s consultation on the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The BPF welcomed the framework as a move toward a more consistent planning system but expressed concerns over proposals that would require local authorities to specify developer contributions at the Local Plan stage. The BPF also cautioned that such requirements could impact development viability and delay plan preparation.

Welsh Government announces Senedd approval of Planning (Wales) Bill and Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill

The Welsh Government has announced that the Planning (Wales) Bill and the supplementary Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill have been approved by Senedd Cymru. The Bills aim to bring together fragmented planning legislation into a single, bilingual and coherent framework, modernising its structure while preserving the existing legal effect. A four-week intimation period now applies before the Bills may receive Royal Assent and become Acts of the Senedd. During this period, the Counsel General for the Welsh Government or the Attorney General for the UK Government may refer the Bills to the Supreme Court under section 112 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (GoWA 2006).

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