Planning Voice has prepared objections across Welsh local planning authorities, working within the distinct Welsh national planning policy framework. Our Chartered Town Planners are experienced in applying Planning Policy Wales, Future Wales, and the Technical Advice Notes that shape planning decisions in Wales — a system that differs materially from the English NPPF.
Planning in Wales is governed by a distinct national framework. Planning Policy Wales (PPW) is the primary national planning policy document, equivalent in function to the English NPPF but with its own emphases. Future Wales: The National Plan 2040 sets strategic policies on housing, renewable energy, and green infrastructure. Technical Advice Notes (TANs) provide topic-specific guidance on matters including affordable housing (TAN2), biodiversity (TAN5), flooding (TAN15), and heritage (TAN8) — all of which are material considerations in planning decisions.
The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 is also a material consideration, introducing sustainable development and community wellbeing objectives that do not apply in England. Each Welsh authority prepares a Local Development Plan (LDP) setting out development policies for its area, and our objections engage with both the national framework and the relevant LDP policies of the authority in question. Heritage policy follows Planning Policy Wales and TAN8, with Cadw playing the role that Historic England fulfils in England.
We have prepared objections across Welsh authorities on matters including residential amenity, design quality, heritage harm, HMO concentration, flood risk, and landscape character. Our understanding of the differences between the Welsh and English planning systems means we apply the correct policy framework from the outset — engaging with PPW, the relevant TANs, and the authority’s adopted LDP rather than defaulting to English policy.
Wales contains nationally significant landscapes including the Snowdonia and Brecon Beacons National Parks, the Pembrokeshire Coast, and extensive Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Applications in or near these designations engage a demanding landscape and design framework that we deploy effectively in objections.
Send us the application reference and your concerns, and we will assess the case the same day at no cost. Our objections are prepared at a fixed fee (from £250), delivered within three working days, and written by a Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI). Welsh applications are accessed through the Planning Portal Wales or the relevant council’s online portal. There is no obligation to proceed after the initial assessment. Contact us to get started.
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Contact us with the application reference for a free, same-day assessment by a Chartered Town Planner.