# Planning (Wales) Act 2026, Section 174: Terms relating to liability

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) CIL regulations must include provision for determining when a chargeable development is treated as starting for the purposes of this Chapter.
(2) The regulations may, in particular, provide for a chargeable development to be treated as starting when some activity or event specified in the regulations is undertaken or occurs, where the activity or event—
(a) is not a chargeable development, but
(b) has a connection specified in the regulations with a chargeable development.
(3) CIL regulations must define CIL planning permission for the purposes of this Chapter (and it may include planning permission under Part 3 and any other kind of permission or consent, whether general or specific).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/section/174 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/section-174
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