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(1) The title of this Order is the Development Procedure (Consultees) (Wales) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025.
(2) It comes into force on 21 April 2025.
(3) In this Order–
 “the 2012 Order” (“Gorchymyn 2012”) means the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012;
 “the 2016 Order” (“Gorchymyn 2016”) means the Developments of National Significance (Procedure) (Wales) Order 2016.
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(1) Schedule 4 to the 2012 Order is amended as follows.
(2) In the table, for row (x) substitute—“
(x) Development –(i) On land within Rivers and Sea – Flood Zone 2;(ii) On land within Rivers and Sea – Flood Zone 3;(iii)On land within TAN 15 Defended Zones. The Natural Resources Body for Wales”
(3) Under the heading “Interpretation of Table”, for paragraph (n) substitute—“
(n) in paragraph (x)–
 “Rivers and Sea – Flood Zone 2” (“Afonydd a’r Môr – Parth Llifogydd 2”) means an area with less than a 1 in 100 chance of flooding from rivers and less than 1 in 200 chance of flooding from the sea but greater than 1 in 1000 chance of flooding from rivers and the sea in a given year, including climate change;
 “Rivers and Sea – Flood Zone 3” (“Afonydd a’r Môr – Parth Llifogydd 3”) means an area with a greater than 1 in 100 chance of flooding from rivers in a given year, including climate change, and a greater than 1 in 200 chance of flooding from the sea in a given year, including climate change;
 “TAN 15 Defended Zones” (“Parthau Amddiffynedig TAN 15”) means areas where flood risk management infrastructure provides a minimum standard of protection against flooding of 1 in 100 from rivers and 1 in 200 from the sea (plus climate change and freeboard) as set out in the Flood Map for Planning published by Natural Resources Wales”.
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(1) Schedule 5 to the 2016 Order is amended as follows.
(2) In the table, for row (u) substitute—“
(u) Development –(i) On land within Rivers and Sea – Flood Zone 2;(ii) On land within Rivers and Sea – Flood Zone 3;(iii) On land within TAN 15 Defended Zones. The Natural Resources Body for Wales”
(3) Under the heading “Interpretation of Table”, for paragraph (j) substitute—“in paragraph (u)—
(i) “Rivers and Sea – Flood Zone 2” (“Afonydd a’r Môr – Parth Llifogydd 2”) means an area with less than 1 in 100 chance of flooding from rivers and less than 1 in 200 chance of flooding from the sea but greater than 1 in 1000 chance of flooding from rivers and the sea in a given year, including climate change;
(ii) “Rivers and Sea – Flood Zone 3” (“Afonydd a’r Môr – Parth Llifogydd 3”) means an area with a greater than 1 in 100 chance of flooding from rivers in a given year, including climate change, and a greater than 1 in 200 chance of flooding from the sea in a given year, including climate change;
(iii) “TAN 15 Defended Zones” (“Parthau Amddiffynedig TAN 15”) means areas where flood risk management infrastructure provides a minimum standard of protection against flooding of 1 in 100 from rivers and 1 in 200 from the sea (plus climate change and freeboard) as set out in the Flood Map for Planning published by Natural Resources Wales”.
Rebecca Evans
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning, one of the Welsh Ministers
26 March 2025