# Planning (Wales) Act 2026, Section 349: Grounds of objection to blight notice served by mortgagee

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) The grounds on which objection may be made in a counter-notice under section 325 to a blight notice served under section 348 are—
(a) Ground 1;
(b) Ground 2;
(c) Ground 3;
(d) Ground 4 (in the case of land falling within paragraph 1, 2 or 12 but not also within paragraph 13, 14 or 15 of Schedule 19);
(e) that, on the day the blight notice was served, the claimant had no interest as mortgagee in any part of the hereditament or agricultural unit to which the notice relates;
(f) that (for reasons specified in the counter-notice), on the day the blight notice was served, the claimant did not have the power referred to in section 348(3)(b);
(g) that none of the conditions specified in section 348(3)(c) is met;
(h) that neither of the conditions specified in section 348(3)(d) is met;
(i) Ground 8.
(2) See sections 327 and 336(4) for further provision about grounds of objection.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/section/349 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/section-349
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