# Planning (Wales) Act 2026, Paragraph 31: Owner-occupier of a hereditament

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

“Owner-occupier” in relation to a hereditament means—
(a) a person who—
(i) occupies the whole or a substantial part of the hereditament in right of an owner’s interest in it, and
(ii) has done so for the whole of the period of 6 months ending with the relevant day, or
(b) if the whole or a substantial part of the hereditament has been unoccupied for not more than 12 months ending with the relevant day, a person who—
(i) occupied the whole or a substantial part of the hereditament in right of an owner’s interest in it, and
(ii) did so for the whole of the period of 6 months ending immediately before the period when it was not occupied.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/schedule/19/paragraph/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/schedule-19/paragraph-31
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