http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/section/43Planning (Wales) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-06-16Expert Participation2026-04-28 PART 3PLANNING PERMISSIONCHAPTER 1INTRODUCTORYRequirement for planning permissionPlanning permission required for development 43 1 Planning permission is required for the development of land in Wales. 2 But this is subject to— a section 20(1) of the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (asc 3) (which provides that planning permission is not required for development to the extent that infrastructure consent is required), b section 33(1) of the Planning Act 2008 (c. 29) (which provides that planning permission is not required for development to the extent that development consent is required), and c the following provisions of this section. 3 Where planning permission to develop land has been granted subject to limitations by a development order or a local development order, planning permission is not required for the use of the land which (apart from its use in accordance with the permission) is its normal use. 4 Where, on an application for planning permission to develop land, planning permission has been granted for a limited period, planning permission is not required for the resumption at the end of that period of the use of the land which was its normal use before the permission was granted. 5 Where an enforcement notice has been issued in respect of any development of land, planning permission is not required for the use of the land for a purpose for which it could lawfully have been used if that development had not been carried out. 6 In determining what is or was the normal use of land for the purposes of subsections (3) and (4), no account is to be taken of any use of the land that started in breach of planning control or in breach of a planning obligation, discontinuance order or prohibition order. 7 In this section references to use of land do not include use for carrying out operations on the land. S. 43 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 409(2)