# Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026, Paragraph 153


In Schedule 6, in paragraph 2B—
(a) after sub-paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A) Subsections (2) and (3) of section 250 of the Local Government Act 1972 (evidence at local inquiries) apply in relation to a hearing under paragraph 2 in Wales as they apply (by virtue of section 302(1) of this Act) to a local inquiry under this Act.”;
(b) for sub-paragraph (4) (inserted by paragraph 3(c) of Schedule 5 to PWA 2015) substitute—
“(4) Sections 372 and 373 of the Planning (Wales) Act 2026 (costs) apply in relation to a hearing or local inquiry under paragraph 2 in Wales as they apply in relation to a hearing or local inquiry under that Act, but as if the references in section373(2) and (3) to the Welsh Ministers were references to the Welsh Ministers or a person appointed by them under paragraph 2A(1) of this Schedule.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/7/schedule/2/paragraph/153 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-consequential-provisions-wales-act-2026/schedule-2/paragraph-153
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