The National Assembly for Wales has now passed the Planning (Wales) Bill, and the <\/u>Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee (CELGC) have invited submissions of written evidence to assist in its consideration of the Bill (closing date 19 June)<\/u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n
The Welsh Government writes:
\n<\/u>The Welsh Government\u2019s Planning Bill has been passed by the National Assembly for Wales and, subject to Royal Assent, will soon become law.<\/p>\n
The Bill provides a modern, flexible and streamlined planning framework, improving resilience and encouraging consistent, timely decision making whilst engaging with local communities at the earliest possible opportunity.<\/p>\n
The Minister for Natural Resources, Carl Sargeant said: \u2018I\u2019m delighted that this Bill has been approved by the National Assembly and that the people of Wales can soon look forward to a world class, more streamlined planning system which is fit for modern Wales.\u00a0 The Bill has always had fairness and positivity at its core, and through listening to, and working with, stakeholders and the Environment and Sustainability Committee today\u2019s Bill strikes a delicate balance between enabling development, supporting the economy and supporting our communities.\u2019<\/p>\n
Cllr Andrew Morgan, WLGA spokesperson for planning said: \u2018Local planning authorities in Wales work hard to ensure Wales\u2019 planning system works effectively for businesses, communities and for our environment.\u00a0 Local councils in Wales will play a vital role in the implementation of many elements of the new Planning Bill, and in delivering on the bills ambitions for planning reform. We look forward to working with Welsh Government on implementing the reform process, which must be delivered in a way that recognises the significant financial challenges currently faced by local planning authorities and local government in Wales as a whole.\u00a0 It is vital that the right level of support is provided and that we all work to ensure that there is capacity in the system to deliver these reforms effectively.\u2019<\/p>\n
View the news release<\/a><\/p>\n View information on the Planning Bill<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n View information on how to respond to the call for evidence<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The National Assembly for Wales has now passed the Planning (Wales) Bill, and the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee (CELGC) have invited submissions of written evidence to assist in its consideration of the Bill (closing date 19 June)\u00a0 The … Continue reading