http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/section/306Planning (Wales) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-06-16Expert Participation2026-04-28 PART 12STATUTORY UNDERTAKERS ETC.Interpretation of terms relating to statutory undertakersMeaning of “operational land”: universal postal service providers 306 1 In this Act “operational land”, in relation to a universal postal service provider, means land— a that the provider uses for the purpose of operating a sorting office or delivery office in connection with the provision of a universal postal service, or b in which the provider holds an interest for that purpose. 2 Where a universal postal service provider holds an interest in land for a purpose specified in subsection (1), the land is not operational land unless— a a specific planning permission is in force, or has at any time been in force, for development of the land involving its use for that purpose (see section 307), or b the provider acquired its interest in the land as a result of a transfer from the Post Office under the Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26) and immediately before the transfer the land was operational land of the Post Office for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8). 3 Regulations may amend subsection (1) to add, modify or remove a description of land. 4 The regulations may amend subsection (1) so that it specifies any description of land— a that a universal postal service provider, or a company associated with it, uses for any purpose in connection with the provision of a universal postal service, or b in which the provider, or a company associated with it, holds an interest for any such purpose. 5 Regulations under this section may specify a description of land by reference to any circumstances whatsoever. S. 306 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 409(2)