art 9 Amendments relating to design and access statements
(1) For article 7 substitute— (7) (1) Subject to paragraph (2), paragraph (3) applies to an application for planning permission— (a) for major development; (b) where any part of the development is in a designated area, for development consisting of— (i) the provision of one or more dwellinghouses; or (ii) the provision of a building or buildings where the floor space created by the development is 100 square metres or more. (2) Paragraph (3) does not apply to— (a) a section 73 application; (b) an application for planning permission— (i) for mining operations; (ii) for a material change in use of the land or buildings; or (iii) for waste development. (3) An application for planning permission to which this paragraph applies must be accompanied by a statement (“a design and access statement”) which complies with paragraph (4). (4) A design and access statement must— (a) explain the design principles and concepts that have been applied to the development; (b) demonstrate the steps taken to appraise the context of the development and how the design of the development takes that context into account; (c) explain the policy or approach adopted as to access, and how policies relating to access in the development plan have been taken into account; and (d) explain how any specific issues which might affect access to the development have been addressed. (5) In paragraph (1) “designated area” (“ ardal ddynodedig ”) means— (a) a conservation area ; or (b) a property appearing on the World Heritage List kept under article 11(2) of the 1972 UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and National Heritage (a World Heritage Site) . (2) In article 8(1)(c) omit “or the access statement as the case may be”. (3) In article 22(3)(c) omit “or the access statement as the case may be”.