Draft Planning (Wales) Bill

 

 

Meeting: 02/04/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)

6 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill - Additional information from Planning Aid Wales and One Voice Wales

E&S(4)-10-14 paper 3

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.3 The Committee noted the paper.

Meeting: 02/04/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill : Consideration of letter to the Minister for Housing and Regeneration

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee considered the draft letter and agreed that the amendments discussed would be circulated by email for Members’ approval.

 

3.2 The Committee agreed that, should it not be possible to agree the amendments to the letter by email, a further discussion would be held at the next meeting.

Meeting: 19/03/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)

Draft Planning (Wales) Bill : Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg

 

          Robin Farrar, Chair

          Colin Nosworthy, Communications and Assembly Liaison Officer

Minutes:

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

Meeting: 19/03/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

Draft Planning (Wales) Bill : One Voice Wales | Planning Aid Wales

 

          Lyn Cadwallader, Chief Executive, One Voice Wales

          Cllr Mike Cuddy, Leader, Penarth Town Council

          Elwyn Thomas, Chief Executive, Planning Aid Wales

Minutes:

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

Meeting: 19/03/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill : Welsh Local Government Association and Planning Officers' Society Wales

E&S(4)-09-14 paper 1 - Welsh Local Government Association

 

Jane Lee, Policy Officer – Europe and Regeneration, Welsh Local Government Association

Eifion Bowen, Head of Planning, Carmarthenshire County Council

 

Planning Officers' Society Wales

 

Andrew Farrow, Chair and Head of Planning, Flintshire County Council

Vicky Hirst, Vice Chair and Head of Development Management, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

         

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

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

Meeting: 19/03/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

Draft Planning (Wales) Bill : Planning Aid England

 

John Romanski, Head of Planning Aid England

Minutes:

4.1 The witness responded to questions from members of the Committee.

4.2 John Romanski agreed to provide information on whether Neighbourhood Development Plan referendums are generally sheduled to coincide with local council elections.

Meeting: 13/03/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: Land Use Consultants

 

Lyndis Cole, Head of Landscape Planning and Management, Land Use Consultants

Minutes:

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

Meeting: 13/03/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: John Davies

 

          John Davies, Chair, Independent Advisory Group

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Minutes:

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

Meeting: 13/03/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 1)

Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: Private briefing

Minutes:

1.1 The Committee received a briefing on the Draft Planning (Wales) Bill.

Meeting: 13/03/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 7)

Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: The Law Society and the Planning and Environment Bar Association

 

Morag Ellis QC, Planning and Environment Bar Association

Huw Williams, Partner – Public Law, Geldards

Kay Powell Policy Adviser, The Law Society

Minutes:

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

Meeting: 13/03/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 6)

6 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: National Parks Wales

E&S(4)-08-14 paper 1

 

Aneurin Phillips, Chief Executive, Snowdonia National Park Authority

Jane Gibson, Director of Planning, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority

Martin Buckle, Member, Brecon Beacons National Park Authority

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

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

Meeting: 13/03/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

Draft Planning (Wales) Bill: ARUP and Fortismere Associates

 

Christopher Tunnell, Director – Planning, Policy and Economics, Arup

Kieron Hyams, Associate – Planning, Policy and Economics, Arup

Alison Blom-Cooper, Director, Fortismere Associates

 

         

 

Minutes:

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.

Meeting: 12/02/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

5 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill - Factual briefing from Welsh Government officials

Rosemary Thomas, Planning Division

Neil Hemmington, Planning Division

Sarah Dawson, Legal Services

Dion Thomas, Planning Division

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

5.1 The officials responded to questions from members of the Committee.

Meeting: 06/02/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Draft Planning (Wales) Bill - Factual briefing from Welsh Government officials

Rosemary Thomas, Planning Division

Neil Hemmington, Planning Division

Sarah Dawson, Legal Services

Dion Thomas, Planning Division

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

4.1 The officials gave a presentation and responded to questions from members of the Committee.

 

4.2 The officials agreed to attend a further session with the Committee to continue the briefing.