In what will be generally seen as a welcome move, amendments to legislation governing the Pre-Application Consultation (PAC) process in Wales come into force at midnight on 19 May. The temporary changes are effective until 18 September, enabling clients to move forward on delivering applications for much needed development. The change will be a source of relief to those who have been holding back projects waiting for clarification .

Its disappointing that its taken Welsh Government nearly 2 months to resolve this. However, its progress and we look forward to being able to get back into the swing of things.

In a move sure to cause considerable frustration this morning will be the requirement for PACs which were underway properly and lawfully when lockdown commenced (or rather the closure of public buildings where documents could be read or accessed via public internet facilities), community consultation will now need to be carried out again as Welsh Government considers they cant meet the legislation in force at the time No doubt it will be fun when the phone starts ringing and we have to tell people its repeating what they saw before, because Welsh Government require it.