# Planning (Wales) Act 2026, Section 291: Ending of rights of statutory undertakers and network operators

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) In relation to a highway that is stopped up or diverted in pursuance of an order under section 280 or 281, sections 314 and 315 and Part 1 of Schedule 18 (ending rights of statutory undertakers and electronic communications code network operators) apply as if—
(a) references to land of which there has been a relevant acquisition were references to the land over which the highway subsisted;
(b) references to the authority that acquired or appropriated the land were references to the person entitled to possession of the land;
(c) references in section 315(3) and paragraph 1(3)(c) of Schedule 18 to a local authority or statutory undertaker included any person (other than a government department) who is entitled to possession of that land.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to land forming the site of a highway in respect of which opencast planning permission (within the meaning given by section 51 of the Opencast Coal Act 1958 (c. 69)) has been granted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/section/291 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/section-291
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