Planning (Wales) Act 2026

270 Power of the Welsh Ministers to establish joint body to hold land acquired for planning purposes

(1) Regulations may—

(a) establish a joint body consisting of representatives of a relevant local authority and of any other local authority, and

(b) transfer to the joint body any land acquired for planning purposes by the relevant local authority.

(2) The Welsh Ministers may not make regulations under this section unless they have consulted the local authorities concerned.

(3) Regulations under this section may make provision about the constitution and functions of the joint body, which may include provision—

(a) for it to be a body corporate;

(b) for it to have any of the powers that the relevant local authority would have under this Part or Chapter 5 of Part 3 of the Historic Environment Act (acquisition of buildings of special architectural or historic interest) in relation to the land transferred to it;

(c) for determining how its costs are to be met.