# Planning (Wales) Act 2026, Section 194: Compensation: loss or damage as a result of enforcement action

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) This section applies where CIL regulations make provision about enforcement under sections 187 to 193.
(2) The regulations may require a charging authority or other public authority to pay compensation for loss or damage suffered as a result of action taken under the provision.
(3) The regulations must not require compensation to be paid to a person who has failed to satisfy a liability for CIL.
(4) The regulations may specify other circumstances in which compensation is not payable.
(5) The regulations may make provision about—
(a) when and how a claim for compensation is to be made, and
(b) the amounts, or the method of determining the amounts, payable as compensation.
(6) CIL regulations may permit or require a charging authority to use CIL (either generally or subject to limits set by or determined in accordance with the regulations) to pay compensation that is payable under the regulations.
(7) A dispute about compensation may be referred to and determined by the Upper Tribunal.
(8) Section 4 of the Land Compensation Act 1961 (c. 33) (costs) applies to the determination of a question referred under subsection (7) as it applies to the determination of a question referred under section 1 of that Act, but as if references to the acquiring authority were references to the charging authority or other public authority from whom compensation is claimed.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/section/194 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/section-194
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.