# Planning (Wales) Act 2026, Section 323: Key terms

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) In this Part “blighted land” means land in Wales falling within a paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 19.
(2) In this Part “blight notice” means a notice under section 324, 346 or 348 requiring the appropriate authority to purchase an interest in the whole or part of a hereditament or agricultural unit consisting of or including blighted land.
(3) In this Part “qualifying interest” means—
(a) an interest in a hereditament or part of a hereditament that meets the first or second condition, or
(b) an interest in an agricultural unit or part of an agricultural unit that is the interest of an owner-occupier of the unit.
(4) The first condition is that the interest is the interest of a resident owner-occupier of the hereditament.
(5) The second condition is that—
(a) the interest is the interest of an owner-occupier of the hereditament, and
(b) the annual value of the hereditament does not exceed an amount specified in regulations.
(6) Parts 2 to 4 of Schedule 19 make provision about the meaning of—
(a) “owner-occupier”, “resident owner-occupier” and “annual value”,
(b) “the appropriate authority”, and
(c) “the appropriate enactment”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/section/323 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/section-323
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