Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026

1 Meaning of “the principal Act” E+W

In this Act “the principal Act” means the Planning (Wales) Act 2026.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 1 in force at 28.4.2026, see s. 5(1)(a)

2 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals E+W

(1) Schedules 1 to 4 contain minor and consequential amendments (including repeals) in connection with the principal Act and the Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023 (asc 3).

(2) Schedule 1 contains amendments to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8).

(3) Schedule 2 contains amendments to other Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

(4) Schedule 3 contains amendments to Assembly Measures and Acts of Senedd Cymru.

(5) Schedule 4 contains amendments to other legislation.

(6) For the purposes of any reference in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to whether another enactment is in force—

(a) the question of whether the enactment is in force is to be determined at the time when the paragraph of Schedule 1, 2 or 3 containing the reference comes into force;

(b) if the enactment comes into force at the same time as the paragraph containing the reference, it is to be treated as having come into force immediately before that paragraph;

(c) the enactment is to be treated as not being in force if it is only in force so far as it confers a power to make subordinate legislation.

(7) In those Schedules—

• “LURA 2023” (“DFfBA 2023”) means the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (c. 55);

• “PIA 2025” (“DCS 2025”) means the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34);

• “PWA 2015” (“DCC 2015”) means the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4).

Commencement Information

I2 S. 2 in force at 28.4.2026 for specified purposes, see s. 5(1)(b)

Prospective

3 Transitional and saving provisions E+W

Schedule 5 contains transitional and saving provisions in connection with the principal Act and this Act.

Commencement Information

I3 S. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 5(2)

4 Power to make further provision in connection with the principal Act E+W

(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations made by Welsh statutory instrument—

(a) make provision that is incidental or supplementary to, or consequential on, any provision of the principal Act or this Act;

(b) make transitional or saving provision in connection with any provision of the principal Act or this Act.

(2) Regulations under this section may amend, repeal or revoke any enactment, whenever enacted or made (including a provision of the principal Act or this Act).

(3) Regulations under this section that amend or repeal any enactment contained in primary legislation are subject to the Senedd approval procedure.

(4) Any other regulations under this section are subject to the Senedd annulment procedure.

(5) In this section—

• “enactment” (“deddfiad”) includes a provision of a Church of England Measure (within the meaning given by section 408 of the principal Act) or of an instrument made under such a Measure;

• “primary legislation (“deddfwriaeth sylfaenol”) means—

  (a)

  an Act of Senedd Cymru,

  (b)

  an Assembly Measure, or

  (c)

  an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Commencement Information

I4 S. 4 in force at 28.4.2026, see s. 5(1)(c)

5 Coming into force E+W

(1) The following provisions come into force on the day after the day this Act receives Royal Assent—

(a) section 1;

(b) section 2 so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedules 2 and 3 mentioned in paragraphs (f) and (g);

(c) section 4;

(d) this section;

(e) section 6;

(f) paragraphs 139(a), 153(a), 178(c), 180(c), 187(a) and 262(a) of Schedule 2;

(g) paragraphs 42, 47, 48, 50, 56(b), 60 to 63, 64(b) and 65 to 67 of Schedule 3.

(2) So far as they are not brought into force by subsection (1), sections 2 and 3 and Schedules 1 to 5 come into force on a day appointed by the Welsh Ministers in an order made by Welsh statutory instrument.

(3) An order under subsection (2) may make transitional or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of a provision brought into force by the order.

(4) If the fact that another enactment will or will not be in force on the day appointed by an order under subsection (2) means that a provision of Schedule 1, 2 or 3 will not take effect, the order may repeal that provision and make any other amendments to Schedules 1 to 5 that are consequential on the repeal.

(5) Nothing in this section limits, or is limited by, the powers conferred by section 4.

Commencement Information

I5 S. 5 in force at 28.4.2026, see s. 5(1)(d)

6 Short title E+W

This Act may be referred to as—

(a) the Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026, or

(b) Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026.

Commencement Information

I6 S. 6 in force at 28.4.2026, see s. 5(1)(e)