Paragraph 139 I1

after subsection (5E) insert—

“(5EA)

Subsections (2) and (3) of section 250 of the Local Government Act 1972 (evidence at local inquiries) apply in relation to a hearing under subsection (5A) in Wales as they apply (by virtue of section 302(1) of this Act) to a local inquiry under this Act.”;

for subsection (5F) substitute--

“(5F)

Sections 372 and 373 of the Planning (Wales) Act 2026 (costs) apply in relation to a hearing or local inquiry under subsection (5A) in Wales as they apply in relation to a hearing or local inquiry under that Act.”