Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Thursday, 13 March 2014

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09.30 - 15.15

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_200001_13_03_2014&t=0&l=en

http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_200000_13_03_2014&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Mick Antoniw AM

Russell George AM

Llyr Gruffydd AM

Julie James AM

Julie Morgan AM

William Powell AM

Antoinette Sandbach AM

Joyce Watson AM

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

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.

 

</AI1>

<AI2>

2    Introductions, apologies and substitutions

2.1 There were no apologies or substitutions.

 

</AI2>

<AI3>

3    Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: John Davies

3.1 John Davies responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

</AI3>

<AI4>

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.

 

</AI4>

<AI5>

5    Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: Land Use Consultants

5.1 Lyndis Cole responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

</AI5>

<AI6>

6    Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: National Parks Wales

6.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

</AI6>

<AI7>

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.

 

</AI7>

<AI8>

8    Papers to note </AI8><AI9>

Sustainable Land Management : Additional evidence from RSPB Cymru

8.1  The Committee noted the paper.</AI9><AI10>

 

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.

 

</AI10>

<AI11>

9    Update from Gwilym Jones, Member of Cabinet, EU Agriculture Commissioner

9.1 Gwilym Jones responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

</AI11>

<AI12>

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.

 

</AI12>

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