Meetings

8.1 The Committee considered the letter from the minister for Housing and Regeneration on the inquiry into barriers to home building in Wales. 

9.1 The Committee discussed the letter: Inquiry into Barriers to home building in Wales.

5.1 The committee considered the draft letter on the inquiry into barriers to home building in Wales.  

Ed Green, Pentan Partnership Architects

3.1 The Committee received evidence from Ed Green, Pentan Partnership Architects.

Community Housing Cymru
CELG(4)-24-13 – Paper 2

·         Gareth Davies, Head of Development, United Welsh Housing Association and Chair of Community Housing Cymru’s Technical Services Forum

·         Neil Barber, Director of Development, Seren Group

3.1 The Committee received evidence from Community Housing Cymru.

3.2 They agree to provide a note on the barriers and length of time for planning permission.

Council of Mortgage Lenders 

CELG(4)-24-13 – Paper 1

·         Paul Smee, Director General

·         Peter Hughes, Cymru Chairman

2.1 The Committee received evidence from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

2.2 They agreed to provide the Committee with notes on:

·         mortgage affordability; and

·         lending to the social housing sector.

Welsh Government

CELG(4)-23-13 – Paper 3

Carl Sargeant AM – Minister for Housing and Regeneration

Francois Samuel – Head of Construction, Sustainable Futures

Kath Palmer – Deputy Director Homes and Places

The Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration. The Minister agreed to provide the following:

When available, further information on the proposed Shared Equity Scheme;

A note on the amount of private finance raised by stock transfer bodies and the extent that this has stimulated house building;

Details of the office/bedrooms for rent project in Prestatyn.

CELG(4)-23-13 – Paper 1- Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru
CELG(4)-23-13 – Paper 2 – Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Dr Roisin Willmott, National Director of Royal Town Planning Institution Cymru

David Morgan, Policy Manager, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Wales

The Committee heard evidence from the Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. They agreed to provide further information on:

Approaches taken by utility companies to new housing developments and their relationship with building companies;

Whether smaller developers are at a disadvantage when compared with higher volume national house builders and whether National Planning Policy puts small and medium size developers at a disadvantage;

Further information on land banking and its impact on smaller building companies.

Examples of off -site contributions.

CELG(4)-22-13 – Paper 6

Ian Davies, Managing Director of Fforest Timber Engineering Ltd

Wyn Price, Director of INTEGRA

The Committee heard evidence from Fforest Timber Engineering Limited and INTEGRA. 

Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru 

CELG(4)-22-13 – Paper 5

Keith Edwards, Director

Julie Nicholas, Policy and Public Affairs Manager

The Committee heard evidence from the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru. They agreed to provide a link to a report on cooperative housing.  

National Federation of Builders Wales Limited -CELG(4)-22-13 – Paper 2

Federation of Master Builders Wales - CELG(4)-22-13 – Paper 3

The Home Builders Federation - CELG(4)-22-13 – Paper 4

Paul Bogle, Policy Manager – National Federation of Builders Wales Limited

Richard Jenkins, Director - Federation of Master Builders Wales

Richard Price, Planning and Policy Advisor - Wales – The Home Builders Federation

The Committee heard evidence from the National Federation of Builders Wales Limited, the Federation of Master Builders Wales and the Home Builder Federation.