{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/section-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026/section-7.json",
  "legislation": "asc/2026/6",
  "legislation_title": "Planning (Wales) Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/planning-wales-act-2026",
  "path": "section/7",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "The planning authority for an area",
  "text": "(1) The planning authority for an area in Wales is the county council or county borough council for the area.\n(2) But—\n(a) a National Park authority for a National Park in Wales is the planning authority for the area of the Park;\n(b) a joint planning board established under section 8 is the planning authority for its joint planning area.\n(3) Subsection (2)(a) applies to a National Park authority from the time specified in the order under section 63 of the Environment Act 1995 (c. 25) establishing the authority.\n(4) Subsection (2)(b) applies to a joint planning board from the time specified in the regulations under section 8 establishing the board.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 7 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 409(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:17:37.107863+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}