{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/schedule-17/paragraph-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/schedule-17/paragraph-13.json",
  "legislation": "asc/2026/6",
  "legislation_title": "Planning (Wales) Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026",
  "path": "schedule/17/paragraph/13",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Consideration of objections",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies if—\n(a) any representation or objection is made in relation to an order in accordance with the notice published under paragraph 10, and\n(b) the representation or objection is not withdrawn.\n(2) If the representation or objection was made by a local authority, the Welsh Ministers must cause a local inquiry to be held before confirming the order.\n(3) If the representation or objection was made by any other person, the Welsh Ministers must, before confirming the order, either—\n(a) cause a local inquiry to be held, or\n(b) give an opportunity to be heard by an inspector to any person by whom a representation or objection has been made in accordance with the notice published under paragraph 10 and not withdrawn.\n(4) Before confirming the order, the Welsh Ministers must consider the report of the person appointed under sub-paragraph (2) or (3) to hold the inquiry or to hear representations or objections.\n(5) The Welsh Ministers may confirm the order with or without modifications.\n(6) But they may not modify an order so that it affects land that was not affected by the order as submitted to them unless they have complied with the following provisions of this paragraph.\n(7) The Welsh Ministers must give such notice as they consider appropriate of their proposal to modify the order.\n(8) The notice must specify the period within which, and the way in which, representations or objections may be made in relation to the proposed modification.\n(9) The period specified in the notice must be at least 28 days beginning with the day after the day the notice is first published.\n(10) If any representation or objection is made in relation to the proposed modification in accordance with the notice and is not withdrawn, the Welsh Ministers must either—\n(a) cause a local inquiry to be held, or\n(b) give an opportunity to be heard by an inspector to any person by whom a representation or objection has been made in accordance with the notice and not withdrawn.\n(11) Before confirming the order with the proposed modification, the Welsh Ministers must consider the report of the person appointed to hold the inquiry or hear representations or objections.\n(12) In sub-paragraph (2) “local authority” includes—\n(a) a local authority, within the meaning given by section 336(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8), for an area in England, and\n(b) a National Park authority for a National Park in England.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 17 para. 13 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 409(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "modified",
      "affecting": "asc/2026/7",
      "affecting_title": "Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026"
    },
    {
      "type": "modified",
      "affecting": "asc/2026/7",
      "affecting_title": "Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/schedule/17/paragraph/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:37.107863+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}