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Environment and Sustainability Committee |
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Committee Room 1 - Senedd |
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Meeting date: |
Thursday, 13 March 2014 |
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Meeting time: |
09.30 - 15.15 |
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This meeting can be viewed on Senedd
TV at: http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_200000_13_03_2014&t=0&l=en |
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Concise Minutes: |
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Assembly Members: |
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Mick Antoniw AM Russell George AM Llyr Gruffydd AM Julie James AM Julie Morgan AM William Powell AM Antoinette Sandbach AM Joyce Watson AM |
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Witnesses: |
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Alison Blom-Cooper, Fortismere Associates Martin Buckle, Brecon Beacons National Park Authority Lyndis Cole, Land Use Consultants John Davies, Planning Independent Advisory Group Morag Ellis QC, The Planning and Environment Bar Association Jane Gibson, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority Kieron Hyams, Arup Aneurin Phillips, Chief Executive, Snowdonia National Park Authority Kay Powell, The Law Society Huw Williams, Geldards |
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Committee Staff: |
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Alun Davidson (Clerk) Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk) Graham Winter (Researcher) Nia Seaton (Researcher) Elfyn Henderson (Researcher) Chloe Corbyn (Researcher) |
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1 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: Private briefing
1.1 The Committee received a briefing on the Draft Planning (Wales) Bill.
2 Introductions, apologies and substitutions
2.1 There were no apologies or substitutions.
3 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: John Davies
3.1 John Davies responded to questions from members of the Committee.
4 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: ARUP and Fortismere Associates
4.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.
4.2 Kieron Hyams agreed to provide a note on his experience of how the Localism Act was working in England.
5 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: Land Use Consultants
5.1 Lyndis Cole responded to questions from members of the Committee.
6 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: National Parks Wales
6.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.
7 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: The Law Society and the Planning and Environment Bar Association
7.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.
8 Papers to note
Sustainable Land Management : Additional evidence from RSPB Cymru
8.1 The Committee noted the paper.
Environment Bill - White Paper : Correspondence between the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee and the Minister for Natural Resources and Food
8.2 The Committee noted the paper.
9 Update from Gwilym Jones, Member of Cabinet, EU Agriculture Commissioner
9.1 Gwilym Jones responded to questions from members of the Committee.
10 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for item 1 on 19 March
10.1 The Committee agreed the Motion.