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Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026
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4.Power to make further provision in connection with the principal Act
AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990
6.In section 7(1), after “(urban development corporation” insert “for area...
10.In section 58(1)(b), omit “or the Welsh Ministers” in both...
12.In section 58B (inserted by section 102(1) of LURA 2023),...
15.In section 60— (a) in subsection (1A), omit “in England”;...
20.In section 61QL (inserted by section 106(2) of LURA 2023),...
21.In the italic heading before section 61W, for “England: consultation”...
22.In section 61W— (a) in the section heading, for “England:...
23.Omit sections 61Z to 61Z2 and the italic heading before...
25.Omit sections 62ZA to 62ZD and the italic heading before...
26.Omit the italic heading before section 62A (inserted by paragraph...
27.In section 62A— (a) in subsection (2), in paragraphs (a)...
28.Omit sections 62M to 62O and the italic heading before...
29.Omit sections 62P to 62S and the italic heading before...
31.In section 70— (a) in subsection (2), omit paragraph (aa);...
32.Omit the section 70A that applies in relation to Wales...
33.In the section 70A that applies in relation to England...
35.In section 70D (inserted by section 113(2) of LURA 2023),...
38.In section 72(6), omit “on a grant of planning permission...
40.In section 73B (inserted by section 110(2) of LURA 2023)—...
41.In section 74(1)(b), in the words inserted by paragraph 5(a)...
42.In section 74A(2)(a), omit “for the development of land in...
43.In section 75ZA (inserted by section 155 of the Housing...
44.Omit section 75A and the italic heading before it (inserted...
46.In section 77— (a) in subsection (6) as substituted by...
47.In section 78— (a) in subsection (2), omit “in England”;...
50.In section 90— (a) in subsection (1), after “in respect...
52.In section 90B (inserted by section 114(3) of LURA 2023)—...
53.In section 91— (a) in subsection (1)(a), for “the applicable...
55.In section 92A (inserted by section 56(3) of PIA 2025),...
57.In the italic heading before section 93G (inserted by section...
58.In section 93G (inserted by section 111(2) of LURA 2023),...
59.In the italic heading before section 93H (inserted by section...
60.In section 93H (inserted by section 112(2) of LURA 2023),...
62.In section 96A— (a) in subsection (3B) (inserted by section...
64.In section 99(8)(a), omit “or the Welsh Ministers” (inserted by...
65.In the italic heading before section 100ZA, omit “in England”....
66.In section 100ZA (inserted by section 14(1) of the Neighbourhood...
68.In section 101— (a) in subsection (2)(d), after “development” insert...
69.In section 102— (a) in subsection (1A) (inserted by paragraph...
71.In section 106A— (a) in subsection (9A) (inserted by section...
72.In section 106B(1), omit “or the Welsh Ministers” in both...
74.In section 108— (a) in subsection (1)(i), omit “or Welsh...
75.In section 110(2)(a), omit “, Welsh county, county borough”.
78.In section 140(2)— (a) in paragraph (c), omit “in England”;...
79.In section 141, in subsection (6) (inserted by paragraph 7...
81.In section 149(1), after “in relation to land” insert “in...
82.In section 150(1)(b)— (a) for “, paragraph 24 or paragraph...
89.In section 170— (a) in subsection (2), omit “1B, 1C,”;...
90.In section 171(1), omit the definition of “infrastructure policy statement”....
94.In section 171E(8)— (a) in paragraph (a), omit “in the...
95.In section 172(1)(b), if paragraph 10 of Schedule 6 to...
98.In section 174— (a) in subsection (2A), omit paragraph (a)...
99.In section 175— (a) in subsection (3A), omit “in England”;...
101.In section 177— (a) in subsection (2) as substituted by...
102.In section 187A— (a) in subsection (1), after “land” insert...
105.In section 192(1), in paragraphs (a) and (b), after “land”...
107.In section 196— (a) omit subsections (1), (1A) and (1B);...
108.In section 196D— (a) in the section heading, omit “in...
109.In section 196E, in subsections (1), (4), (6) and (10)(a),...
110.In section 202(1), after “should be made” insert “with respect...
111.In section 202A— (a) in subsection (1), for “appropriate national...
113.In section 207(1), in the words after paragraph (b), after...
116.In section 211, in subsections (1A) and (5A), omit “or...
118.In section 217— (a) for the section heading substitute “Appeal...
119.In section 218— (a) for the section heading substitute “Further...
120.In section 220— (a) in subsection (1), after “regulating the”...
125.In section 227(1), for “, county borough,” substiutute “in England,”....
126.In section 228(1)— (a) in paragraph (a), after “any land”...
127.In section 231(1), for “, county borough,” substitute “in England,”....
131.In section 240— (a) in subsection (3), for the definition...
134.In section 244A, in subsections (1), (2) and (3), after...
135.In section 246(1)(a), omit “or section 136 of the Historic...
136.In section 247— (a) in subsection (1), after “carried out”...
137.In section 248(1)(a)— (a) omit “, in relation to England,”;...
138.In section 252(12)— (a) in the definition of “local authority”—...
139.In section 253— (a) omit subsections (1A), (2), (3) and...
140.In section 256(3)(a), after “is not” insert “, and the...
141.In section 257— (a) in subsection (1), after “carried out”...
142.In section 259— (a) in subsections (1), (1A) and (2),...
144.In section 266— (a) in subsection (1A), omit “relating to...
147.In section 275— (a) in subsection (1)(a), for the words...
148.In section 277(2)(a)— (a) after “Part IX” insert “or 10”;...
149.In section 284— (a) in subsection (1)(f), omit “or the...
154.In section 293B(3), in paragraphs (a) and (b), omit “for...
155.In section 293D (inserted by section 109(2) of LURA 2023),...
156.In section 303— (a) in subsection (1), for “appropriate authority”...
157.In section 303ZZA (inserted by section 51(6) of PIA 2025)—...
158.In section 303ZZB (inserted by section 52 of PIA 2025)—...
159.In section 303ZA— (a) in subsections (1) and (3), for...
160.In section 303ZB(1) (inserted by section 134 of LURA 2023),...
161.In section 303A— (a) in subsection (1), for “appropriate authority”...
163.In section 306— (a) in subsection (1)(a), omit “or Chapter...
164.In section 307(1), for “a county, county borough,” substitute “an...
167.In the italic heading before section 319ZZA (inserted by section...
168.In section 319ZZA (inserted by section 53 of PIA 2025)—...
169.In the italic heading before section 319ZZC (inserted by section...
170.In section 319ZZF (inserted by section 54(1) of PIA 2025),...
172.In section 319A— (a) in the heading, omit “: England”;...
176.In section 322— (a) in the heading, omit “: England”;...
177.In section 322A, in subsections (1)(a), (3) and (5), omit...
179.In section 323— (a) in the heading, omit “: England”;...
182.In section 327ZA— (a) in the heading, omit “in England”;...
193.In Schedule 9, in paragraph 1(1A) (inserted by paragraph 13(b)...
194.In Schedule 9A (inserted by section 158(2) of the Housing...
198.In Schedule 17, in paragraph 4, for “a county council,...
AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENT
6.National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (c. 97)
10.In section 11A(5)(a), after “1990” insert “or section 8 of...
11.In section 60(5), in the proviso after paragraph (h), for...
14.In section 114(1)— (a) after the definition of “land” insert—...
17.Reserve and Auxiliary Forces (Protection of Civil Interests) Act 1951 (c. 65)
19.In section 30(4), in the words after paragraph (e), for...
25.In section 32(2B)(b), after “Part III of the Act 1990”...
26.In section 51(1)— (a) for the definition of “local planning...
27.In Schedule 6, in paragraph 13(1)(b), before “for the land...
29.In section 23(3)(a), before “or under section twenty-eight” insert “,...
30.In section 26(5)(c), after “section 233 of the Town and...
32.Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 (c. 62)
33.In section 3(3), before “otherwise than by a development order”...
34.In section 4— (a) in subsection (1), before “otherwise than...
35.In section 29— (a) in subsection (1), in the definition...
36.In Schedule 1, in paragraph 9, before “has, if required,...
38.In section 6A(9), in the definition of “blighted land”, after...
41.In section 14(9)(b), at the end insert “made under section...
43.In section 20— (a) the existing provision becomes subsection (1);...
44.In section 38— (a) in subsection (2)(b), for the words...
46.In Schedule 2A (inserted by section 190(2)(c) of LURA 2023),...
49.In section 9A(6)— (a) omit “, in relation to England,”;...
50.In section 13(6), in the definition of “operational land”, for...
51.In section 66(1), in the definition of “diversion”, in paragraph...
56.In section 28(1)— (a) in the definition of “local planning...
57.In Schedule 3, in paragraph 7(2), after “under the Town...
58.In Schedule 6, in paragraph 2(6)(a)— (a) for the words...
61.In Schedule 2A— (a) in paragraph 2, after “1990” insert...
64.In section 10(3A), after “tree preservation order” insert “or woodland...
65.In section 10A— (a) in the section heading, after “tree...
66.In section 15, in subsections (1), (3)(b), (4)(a) and (6),...
67.In section 17A(4), after “tree preservation order” insert “or woodland...
68.In section 18(5), after “tree preservation order” insert “or woodland...
69.In section 19, in subsections (2) and (3), after “tree...
70.In section 24F— (a) in the section heading, after “tree...
71.In section 35— (a) after the definition of “restocking notice”...
72.In Schedule 3— (a) in the Schedule heading, after “tree...
76.In Schedule 4, in paragraph 1(7), after “Town and Country...
80.In the following provisions, in the words before paragraph (a),...
81.In section 49(2), after the definition of “the NRBW” insert—...
83.In section 108(1)— (a) in paragraph (b), after “section 215...
84.In section 112(3)(d), after “Town and Country Planning Act 1990”...
88.In section 101(6A), after “2008” insert “or Chapter 2 of...
91.In section 140A(2), in the definition of “local authority”, in...
92.In section 270, in the definition of “open space”, after...
95.In section 2— (a) in subsection (6), after “this section”...
96.In section 5— (a) in subsection (2), after “Subject to...
97.In section 26— (a) in subsection (2B), after “this section”...
98.In section 32A(4)(a) (inserted by section 111(3) of PIA 2025),...
100.In section 33D(4)(a), after “section 215 of the Town and...
101.In section 39(2), after “1990” insert “or section 323(2) of...
102.In section 46— (a) in subsection (2), after “above”, in...
103.In section 51— (a) in subsection (6)(b), omit the words...
105.In section 58(1), after “1990” insert “or section 329(5) of...
107.In section 87(1), in the definition of “agricultural unit”—
112.In section 21A(5)(c), after “which is the” insert “planning authority...
115.Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 (c. 57)
116.In section 7(5)(a)(i), after “the Town and Country Planning Act...
123.In section 3(5)(c), after “the Town and Country Planning Act...
124.In section 99(6)— (a) in paragraph (a), after “any body”...
126.In section 149— (a) in subsection (1), after “urban development...
127.In section 170— (a) in subsection (1)(b), after “the 1997...
128.In section 171, after the definition of “the 1997 Act”...
129.In Schedule 28— (a) in paragraph 11(2)(i), for “or, in...
132.In section 18(1)(e), after “local planning authority” insert “or planning...
133.In section 21— (a) in subsection (1), after “any land”...
134.In section 36(2)(d), after “section 257 of that Act,” insert...
135.In section 80(3)(c)— (a) omit “, in relation to England,”;...
136.In section 105ZA(1), in the definition of “sensitive area”, in...
137.In section 115A(2), in the definition of “pedestrian planning order”,...
138.In section 115H(1)(ii), for “, as defined in the Town...
140.In section 123(2), after “the Town and Country Planning Act...
142.In section 184(3), after “the Town and Country Planning Act...
143.In section 203(2)(b)(i), for “the Town and Country Planning Act...
145.In section 246— (a) in subsection (2B), after “In this...
146.In section 253(5), after “section 106 of the Town and...
148.In section 272(1)(i), after “section 248 of the Town and...
149.In section 275, for “or a local planning authority” and...
150.In section 329(1), after the definition of “pier undertakers” insert—...
152.In Schedule 5— (a) in the Schedule heading, after “1990”...
153.In Schedule 6, in paragraph 2B— (a) after sub-paragraph (3)...
156.In section 3(2)(e)(ii), for “local planning authority” substitute “planning authority,...
157.In section 4(6)— (a) after “Town and Country Planning Act...
163.In section 80(1), in the definition of “planning permission”, at...
164.In Schedule 10, in paragraph 3(3)(a), after “section 59 of...
165.Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 (c. 66)
166.In section 2— (a) in subsection (3), for “(information” substitute...
167.In section 6— (a) in subsection (2), at the beginning...
168.In section 11— (a) in subsection (6), omit “(as defined...
170.In section 5B(4), after “section 331(2) of the Town and...
174.In Schedule 2A (inserted by section 190(1)(d) of LURA 2023),...
175.In Schedule 3, in paragraph 4— (a) in sub-paragraph (3),...
177.In section 27AA(2)(b), for “Part 6 of the Planning and...
181.In section 28P(4)(a), after “Part III of the Town and...
185.In section 70A— (a) in subsection (1), after “section 329...
186.In Schedule 10A, in paragraph 4— (a) in sub-paragraph (4),...
187.In Schedule 15, in paragraph 10A— (a) after sub-paragraph (3)...
189.In section 48(9)— (a) in paragraph (a), for “in England...
192.In section 54— (a) in subsection (1), for “subsection (2)”...
193.In Schedule 2, in paragraph 4— (a) the existing words...
195.Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (c. 30)
196.In section 33(9)(a), after “section 2 of the Town and...
197.In section 37(8)— (a) omit “, in relation to England,”;...
198.In section 41(13), in the definition of “local authority”, in...
199.In section 45(2)(b), after “section 2 of the Town and...
205.In section 79(4), after “section 336(1) of the Town and...
207.In section 256— (a) in the section heading, after “highway”...
208.After section 256 insert— Power to apply for order extinguishing...
209.In section 305(6)— (a) in paragraph (a), after “in any...
210.In section 306(2)— (a) in paragraph (b), after “in any...
212.In section 610(1)(b)— (a) omit “, in relation to England,”;...
221.Road Traffic (Driver Licensing and Information Systems) Act 1989 (c. 22)
223.In Schedule 3, in paragraph 2(5), in the definition of...
225.In Schedule 8— (a) in paragraph 2(6), for paragraph (ab)...
228.In section 13(9), in the definition of “relevant authority”, for...
229.In section 21(1)(n), for “constituted for an area in Wales...
231.In section 94— (a) in the section heading, after “highway”...
232.After section 94 insert— Power to apply for order extinguishing...
233.In section 152(2)(m), for “constituted for an area in Wales...
234.In Schedule 10, in paragraph 5(4A) (inserted by paragraph 8(b)...
236.In section 1— (a) in the section heading, after “authorities”...
237.In section 3— (a) in the section heading, after “authorities”...
238.After section 3 insert— Wales: interpretation of references to hazardous...
241.In section 16— (a) in subsection (5), at the beginning...
243.In section 20(4B), omit “instead of being dealt with by...
246.In section 22(4)— (a) after “the principal Act” insert “or...
248.In section 26A— (a) in subsection (2), for “section 25”...
250.In section 36B— (a) in subsection (6), omit the words...
253.In section 40— (a) in subsection (3), after “regulations made”...
266.In section 209(3)(a), at the end insert “or section 303...
267.In section 221— (a) in subsection (7), in the definition...
270.In section 208(3)(a), at the end insert “or section 303...
271.In section 221(1), in the definition of “joint planning board”—...
272.In section 222— (a) in subsection (9), in the definition...
273.In Schedule 6, in paragraph 1— (a) in sub-paragraph (4)(a),...
276.In section 6(7)(c), after “1990” insert “, or a planning...
277.In section 22(4) (inserted by section 43(2)(b) of PIA 2025),...
281.Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28)
289.In section 39(5)— (a) after “Town and Country Planning Act...
290.In section 41(6), in the definition of “planning authority”—
295.In section 71(3)— (a) omit the “and” before paragraph (i);...
296.In section 79(1), in the definition of “joint board”, for...
299.Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995 (c. 23)
300.In section 12(12), in the definition of “planning authority”—
301.In section 14(3)(b), after sub-paragraph (i) (but before the “or”...
302.In section 19(7)(b), after sub-paragraph (i) (but before the “or”...
304.In section 8(5), in the definition of “National Park authority”,...
308.In section 79(1), after the definition of “liability” insert— “local...
310.In section 97(8), in the definition of “the planning Acts”—...
311.In Schedule 9, in paragraph 14— (a) in sub-paragraph (1),...
313.In Schedule 11, in paragraph 1(3), after “local planning authority”...
321.In section 84— (a) in subsection (1)(b), after “development plan”...
322.In section 85(3)— (a) in the definition of “public body”,...
324.In Schedule 1— (a) in paragraph 14(1), in the definition...
325.In Schedule 14, in paragraph 1— (a) after ““open space””...
327.In section 190— (a) in subsection (7), after “compensation under...
328.In Schedule 5, in paragraph 1, after sub-paragraph (2) insert—...
333.In section 66(4), under the heading “Other planning authorities”, in...
335.In section 13(4)(d), after “Town and Country Planning Act 1990...
336.In section 69(4)(d), after “Town and Country Planning Act 1990...
337.In section 172B(4)(g), after “Town and Country Planning Act 1990”...
340.In section 23(1)(l), for “constituted for an area in Wales...
341.In section 33(1)(k), for “constituted for an area in Wales...
344.In section 44(1)(f), after “section 224(3) of the Town and...
345.In section 47(1), in the definition of “advertisement” and “land”,...
347.Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)
349.In section 13(6), for “in accordance with Part 6” substitute...
350.In section 14 (as substituted by paragraph 18 of Schedule...
353.In section 54— (a) in subsections (2)(a), (3), (4)(b), (5)...
361.In section 117(4)(c), at the end insert “as it applies...
367.In section 59(7), for “local planning authority” substitute “planning authority”....
368.In Schedule 2, omit paragraph 13 and the italic heading...
377.In Schedule 10, omit paragraph 35 and the italic heading...
379.In section 211— (a) in subsection (7), for “consecrated land...
380.In Schedule 4— (a) in paragraph 32, for “consecrated land...
383.In Schedule 3, for paragraph 32 substitute— Sections 276 to 278 of the Planning (Wales) Act 2026...
392.In section 203(2)— (a) omit the entry for section 194(1)...
402.Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (c. 20)
404.In section 322— (a) in subsection (1), in the definition...
412.In section 5, omit subsections (2), (3), (5) and (6)(b)....
419.In section 25(6), renumber the provision to be inserted in...
420.In Schedule 7, if paragraph 10(a) of that Schedule is...
424.In section 103(2), in the definition of “planning obligation”, at...
426.In section 175(2), in the definition of “statutory undertaker”—
427.In section 178— (a) in subsection (3), after “this section”...
428.In section 203— (a) in subsection (2)(b)(ii), at the end...
429.In section 205(1)— (a) in the definition of “planning consent”,...
432.In section 27(8)— (a) in the definition of “statutory undertaker”—...
433.In section 31— (a) in subsection (3), after “this section”...
442.If section 139 is in force, omit section 139(4)(c) and...
446.In Schedule 8— (a) in paragraph 7(2), if paragraph (b)...
AMENDMENTS TO ASSEMBLY MEASURES AND ACTS OF SENEDD CYMRU
5.In section 62, in the definition of “planning permission”, for...
7.Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 2)
28.In section 6— (a) in subsection (9), in the definition...
29.In Schedule 2, omit paragraph 8 and the italic heading...
30.Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 1)
31.In Schedule 20, in paragraph 1(4)(g), after “that is” insert...
34.In section 68, in the definition of “strategic development plan”,...
37.In section 88(1)— (a) omit “the Planning and Compulsory Purchase...
39.In Schedule 14, omit paragraph 4 and the italic heading...
42.In section 58(2)(b), for “this Chapter” substitute “Chapter 6”.
43.In section 75(1), in the definition of “works”, in paragraph...
44.In section 79(2), for “Town and Country Planning Act 1990...
45.In section 83(4), for “Town and Country Planning Act 1990...
46.In section 91— (a) in subsection (1)(b), for “certificate issued...
47.In section 96(2)(b), in the Welsh language text, for “safle’r”...
48.In section 114(6)(b), in the Welsh language text, for “safle’r”...
49.In section 118(2)(d), for “or treated as having been granted...
50.In section 128(6), for “on the appeal (including any decision...
51.In section 140(4)(b), for “Town and Country Planning Act 1990...
53.In section 148(7)(c), for “constituted under section 2(1B) of the...
55.In section 160(2)(b), for “Town and Country Planning Act 1990...
57.In section 168(1), for “sections 319ZA to 319ZD of the...
58.In section 169(6)(e), for “section 314A(1) of the Town and...
64.In section 210— (a) for the definition of “development” substitute—...
65.In Schedule 2, in paragraph 6, for “Where an appointed...
66.In Schedule 9, in paragraph 3(3), for “that person” substitute...
71.In section 1(c), for “section 60(3) of the Planning and...
75.In section 125(7), for the definition of “statutory undertakers” substitute—...
76.In section 133(1), for “TCPA 1990” substitute “the Planning (Wales)...
77.In section 143(1)— (a) in the definition of “building”, for...
79.Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 3)
80.Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Act 2026
AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LEGISLATION
PART 2 CHURCH OF ENGLAND MEASURES
8.Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018 (No. 3)
10.In section 46(1)(d), after “Town and Country Planning Act 1990”...
11.In section 55(8)— (a) after paragraph (c) (but before the...
12.In section 63— (a) in subsection (5), at the beginning...
14.In section 80(3)— (a) after paragraph (c) (but before the...
15.In section 93— (a) in subsection (4), at the beginning...
TRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS
10.Survey of planning authority’s area: transitory modification relating to English authorities
13.Applications for planning permission for developments of national significance
14.Directions that planning permission is deemed to be granted
15.Purchase notices: transitory modifications relating to compulsory purchase
17.Register of local development orders, planning applications etc.
18.Compensation for loss or damage caused by stop notice issued by the Welsh Ministers
20.Acquisition of land: application of provisions to land held by the Welsh Ministers
22.Compensation relating to highways orders and statutory undertakers: application of time limits
23.Blighted land: transitory modifications relating to compulsory purchase
24.Evidence at hearings and local inquiries: transitory modifications
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