# Planning (Wales) Act 2026, Section 172: Charging for development

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) CIL regulations must provide that a charging authority may charge CIL in respect of chargeable development in its area.
(2) In this Chapter “chargeable development” means—
(a) anything done for the purpose of creating a new building,
(b) anything done to or in respect of an existing building, or
(c) any change in the use of an existing building or part of a building.
(3) CIL regulations may provide for—
(a) works or changes in use of a kind specified in the regulations not to be treated as chargeable development;
(b) the creation of, or anything done to or in respect of, a structure of a kind specified in the regulations to be treated as chargeable development.
(4) A planning authority is the charging authority for its area.
(5) CIL regulations may provide for a county council or county borough council to be the charging authority for any part of its area for which a National Park Authority or a joint planning board is the planning authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/section/172 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/section-172
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