Environment and Sustainability Committee

 

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 2 - Senedd

 

 

 

Meeting date:

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

 

 

 

Meeting time:

09:30 - 12:05

 

 

 

This meeting can be viewed on Senedd TV at:
http://www.senedd.tv/archiveplayer.jsf?v=en_300000_23_11_2011&t=0&l=en

 

 

Concise Minutes:

 

 

 

Assembly Members:

 

Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Chair)

Mick Antoniw

Rebecca Evans

Russell George

Vaughan Gething

Llyr Huws Gruffydd

Julie James

David Rees

Antoinette Sandbach

 

 

 

 

 

Witnesses:

 

Peter Burley, The Planning Inspectorate

Ceri Davies, Environment Agency Wales

Anthony Wilkes, Environment Agency Wales

Morgan Parry, Chair, Countryside Council for Wales

Roger Thomas, Countryside Council for Wales

Dr Sarah Wood, Countryside Council for Wales

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Staff:

 

Virginia Hawkins (Clerk)

Catherine Hunt (Deputy Clerk)

Graham Winter (Researcher)

 

 

 

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1.  Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from William Powell.  There were no substitutions.

 

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2.  Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales - Evidence from the Planning Inspectorate

2.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on energy policy and planning in Wales.

 

2.2 Mr Burley agreed to provide a note on whether local development plans are being developed in line with Welsh national energy policy.

 

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3.  Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales - Evidence from the Environment Agency Wales

3.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on energy policy and planning in Wales.

 

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4.  Inquiry into energy policy and planning in Wales - Evidence from the Countryside Council for Wales

4.1 The witnesses responded to questions from members of the Committee on energy policy and planning in Wales.

 

4.2 Dr Wood agreed to provide notes on the number of applications received for projects above and below 50MW broken down by sector and on CCW involvement in the planning committee set up by the Welsh Government to advise on anaerobic digestion and energy from waste.

 

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Transcript

View the meeting transcript.

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