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ARTICLE · 08 SEPTEMBER 2017

Keeping Up With The Joneses: DNS Latest

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The Development of National Significance (DNS – or DAC in Welsh) regime is the Welsh regime similar to the Planning Act 2008 but for smaller projects and those not covered by the Planning Act in Wales.

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Angus Walker
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Today's entry reports on how the Development of National Significance regime is getting on.

The Development of National Significance (DNS – or DAC in Welsh) regime is the Welsh regime similar to the Planning Act 2008 but for smaller projects and those not covered by the Planning Act in Wales.

The regime was introduced in March 2016, but the first application was not made until December. The register of projects, similar to the Planning Inspectorate's list of projects for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects contains 14 entries, compared to 121 on the PINS list.

Of the 14 entries, one is 'no longer proceeding,' nine are 'pre-application,' two are 'notification' and two applications have actually been made. I think it would be better if the list was in order of how advanced the applications are, or it gave their status on the index page.

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