28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector trafnidiaeth
Yes. Will this Bill make development in Wales more attractive to developers, more engaging for communities and other stakeholders, compared to other parts of the UK?
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector trafnidiaeth
Thank you. Some respondents are concerned that the discretion in the Bill for the examining authority to decide which form the examination of an application will take—a written procedure, a hearing or an inquiry—creates uncertainty. Others welcome the…
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector trafnidiaeth
Thank you.
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector trafnidiaeth
Thank you very much. Last week, the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales and RTPI Cymru told us that developers were willing to pay higher fees if it guaranteed they were going to receive a certain standard of service. Do you support this view, and…
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector trafnidiaeth
Thank you. We've heard from numerous witnesses that the new system set out in the Bill will only function effectively if all parties involved in the process are properly resourced, for example LPAs, statutory consultees, PEDW and, of course, NRW, if they're…
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector trafnidiaeth
Well, it's just something he said about funding. I'm going on to resources, so I'll come back to you on that.
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector trafnidiaeth
Thank you. Heledd was in at No. 10.
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector trafnidiaeth
Great. I—
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector trafnidiaeth
A lot of these applications, large infrastructure—. You start to read—. You know, we're supposed to know how to scrutinise law and you start reading and you just think, 'How on earth will my residents understand any of this, even if they're privy to it?' But…
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector trafnidiaeth
Diolch. The Minister has told us that the new process will make it easier for the public to engage with the system because a number of consents will be rolled into one. Do you agree with this statement?
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
Absolutely.
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
Great, thank you.
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
Do you believe that that work is taking place now, that that training is being given?
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
Okay. So, again, my question to you is: how are we going to have the level of skills that we need, or planning officers or environmental health, or legal? What should Welsh Government be doing now because they're the ones bringing this Bill forward? What…
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
So, if we haven't got those skills across Wales, how likely are we to have them when we need them?
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
Good.
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
Fabulous, thank you. And last week, the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales and Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru told us that developers were willing to pay higher fees if it guaranteed they were going to receive a certain standard of service. Do…
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
It's all right. So, we've heard from numerous witnesses that the new system set out in the Bill will only function effectively if all parties involved in the process are properly resourced—LPAs, statutory consultees, PEDW. Do you believe that the provisions…
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
It's all right.
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
Right. I'll just find where I am here. Right. We've heard from numerous witnesses that the new system set out in the Bill will only function effectively if all parties involved in the process are properly resourced—LPAs, statutory consultees—
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
Thank you.
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
So, what are your views, then, on the pre-application consultation requirement set out in the Bill? Do you believe they do enough to engage communities and individuals in an effective manner? Because, too often, I notice on big applications, major…
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
Thank you.
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
Yes.
28 Medi 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bil Seilwaith (Cymru) - Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda datblygwyr y sector ynni
Oh, sorry. Go on.
