Planning (Wales) Act 2026

42 Overview of this Part E+W

(1) This section gives an overview of this Part.

(2) Section 43 requires the development of land in Wales to be authorised by planning permission.

(3) Chapters 2 to 8 are about granting planning permission. They provide for planning permission to be granted—

(a) by a development order made by the Welsh Ministers (see Chapter 2);

(b) by a local development order made by a planning authority (see Chapter 2);

(c) by a planning authority, or in certain circumstances by the Welsh Ministers, on an application for planning permission (see Chapters 3 to 7);

(d) by a government department when granting authorisations under certain enactments (see Chapter 8).

(4) Other enactments under which planning permission may be granted, or treated as having been granted, include the following provisions of this Act—

• paragraph 6 of Schedule 12 (grant of permission instead of confirming purchase notice);

• section 133 (grant of permission on determination of appeal against enforcement notice);

• section 142 (permission treated as having been granted where enforcement notice is complied with);

• section 207 and paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 14 (grant of permission by discontinuance order);

• section 229 (permission treated as having been granted where advertisement is displayed in accordance with control of advertisements regulations).

(5) This Part also makes provision—

(a) about the effect, duration and implementation of planning permission (see Chapter 9);

(b) for making changes to planning permission (see Chapter 10);

(c) conferring rights to claim compensation and require the purchase of interests in land following certain planning decisions and changes to planning permission (see Chapter 11).

(6) This Part includes provisions about planning permission for development relating to minerals and waste, in particular provisions about conditions subject to which permission may or must be granted, the review of conditions and compensation (see sections 67(6), 96, 103, 104 and 109 and Schedules 3, 5, 8, 9 and 11).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 42 in force at 28.4.2026, see s. 409(1)(b)