Written question WQ90889
- Asked by
- Janet Finch-SaundersConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 6 days
Question
What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that all local authority vacant land sites are considered as part of local development plans for housing construction in Wales?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Climate Change
Planning Policy Wales requires Planning Authorities, land owners and house builders to identify deliverable housing land in sustainable locations for development. When identifying sites to be allocated for housing in development plans, planning authorities must follow a sequential search sequence, starting with the re-use of previously developed and/ or underutilised land within settlements, then land on the edge of settlements and finally greenfield land where no alternatives are available.