The Law Commission agreed to conduct a project on planning law in Wales as part of their 12th Programme of Law Reform. This was not intended to be a comprehensive consultation exercise, but rather an attempt to ascertain the nature and range of concerns about the law and its practical application. Whilst it was considered there could be benefits from a range of possible changes to the operation of the system, they did not conclude that there was a need for further fundamental reform in this area. What became increasingly apparent was the need for a broader simplification of the law. Planning law in Wales suffers, first of all, from the problem of fragmentation that it shares with the law in England. The planning law of England and Wales was last consolidated in 1990, in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and two other statutes dealing with listed buildings and conservation areas and with hazardous substances. Much of the subsequent legislation takes effect by amending the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, but in some cases it makes separate new provision - in particular in the Planning Act 2008, which introduced a national system of approval for nationally significant infrastructure projects . It is impossible to navigate the law without an updated text. It is often not clearly stated whether provisions in Acts of Parliament apply to Wales