# Planning (Wales) Act 2026, Paragraph 1: Requirement for confirmation by the Welsh Ministers

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) A termination order made by a planning authority does not take effect unless it is confirmed by the Welsh Ministers.
(2) Where a planning authority submits a termination order to the Welsh Ministers for confirmation, it must serve notice of the submission of the order on—
(a) every owner and occupier of the land to which the order relates, and
(b) any other person it thinks will be affected by the order.
(3) The notice must specify the period within which a person on whom it is served may make a request in writing to the Welsh Ministers for an opportunity to appear before and be heard by an inspector.
(4) If a person on whom the notice is served makes such a request within that period, before confirming the order the Welsh Ministers must give such an opportunity to that person and the planning authority.
(5) The period specified under sub-paragraph (3) must be at least 28 days beginning with the day after the day the notice is served.
(6) In confirming a termination order the Welsh Ministers may modify the order by substituting a longer period for the period specified in the order submitted to them as the period at the end of which the planning permission is to cease to have effect.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/schedule/6/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/schedule-6/paragraph-1
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