Written question WQ83102
- Asked by
- Joel JamesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 5 days
Question
Will the Minister outline the number of current planning applications placed on hold due to Natural Resources Wales’s changes to its phosphates guidelines, by local authority?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Climate Change
Local planning authorities have been asked to estimate the current planning applications on hold by the Special Area of Conservation Phosphate Rivers Planning Sub-Group. This is a group of representatives from local planning authorities, Natural Resources Wales, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Home Builders Federation and Welsh Government set up to co-ordinate the actions of the land use planning sector to the phosphate issue. The results are due to be presented to the next meeting on 8 September.