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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Okay, who wants to—? Vicky first, then.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Diolch yn fawr. Okay, thank you. We'll move on now. We have two more areas that we wish to cover in the remaining 15 minutes, so I'll come on to Janet first. I think we're moving on to second homes.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Okay. Thank you, all. Right, we'll move on then to Delyth for the next question.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Okay. Thank you, James. Neil.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Okay. Let's ask James and Neil to respond, then, and then we'll move on to Delyth for the next question.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Vicky.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Thank you, Joyce. Jenny wants to come in as well.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
There's a lot of nodding coming from James there. Yes, James.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Vicky, first of all, then. Vicky needs to be unmuted.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Roisin.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
James.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
So, your message is for the Government to get on with it on that front, yes? Okay. Thank you. Joyce, you wanted to pick up on one or two things here, I think.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Okay. That's interesting. We touched on the DNS a moment ago and, of course, the Government consulted a couple of years ago, didn't they, on changing the way major infrastructure projects are consented in Wales. I'm not sure where that's at, but I don't know…
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Okay. Thank you. Neil.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Yes. Okay. And, actually, there's a parallel point around the SDPs as well, isn't there, in that respect? I know it was a concern that decisions are being taken further away, at the same time as suggesting that greater community engagement was required. James.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Okay. Vicky.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
I think James—did you indicate, sorry? Yes, go on, and then we'll come to Vicky after James.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
I'm not sure whether silence is good or bad, actually, in this instance. We'll soon find out.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Okay. Thank you. Another element of the new post-planning Act environment, of course, is developments of national significance and the new regime around that. How do you say or characterise how that is bedding in? Any particular views on that? DNSs? No? Go…
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Yes, of course. Does anybody else want to come in on this? Neil.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Okay. So, then we’re into the realms of resourcing the CJCs and the creation of those et cetera.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Just to probe that a bit further, then, the team that you’re talking of on a regional basis—would that be a consequence of the corporate joint committee, or would that—? It would. It wouldn’t be running parallel, or one lead authority and, ‘Let’s sort the…
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Okay. So, where are we with the SDPs, then? That's the question, really. Or what does our crystal ball suggest? When are we going to see these land? Anyone want to hazard a guess? Vicky, yes; you could probably speak from experience as to where you are.
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Yes. I'm aware that Janet wants to come in on the national development framework as well, I think, don't you, Janet?
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Priorities for the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee: Evidence session 3 - Planning
Vicky wanted to come in, probably previous to that point, but I don't know if you want to pick up on that as well, Vicky.
