19 March 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning
… fully be able to grapple with. That's one of the reasons that we do fund Planning Aid Wales . That's there to support individuals and communities in terms of making their representations to the planning process … valid planning considerations and are able to be considered in that space. So, I would absolutely recommend Planning Aid Wales to all colleagues. It's a really excellent free resource for communities, so that they're able …
29 September 2026 , Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning: The Revision of the National Development Framework and National Conversation
… before Christmas, and those events have been and are being promoted through third sector groups such as Planning Aid Wales to encourage as many people as possible to participate. As we move to the next phases of the …
16 September 2025 , Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: The Planning (Wales) Bill and the Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill
… rules that are accessible and easy to get hold of. The Government will continue to fund Planning Aid Wales , and we will be making sure that the guidance is available, obviously, in both languages, but in an accessible …
16 September 2025 , Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: The Planning (Wales) Bill and the Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Bill
… changing. So, how do you resolve those issues? And related to that, and finally, stakeholders such as Planning Aid Wales have emphasised the need to make this new code accessible to communities. So, what steps will the Government …
3 October 2024 , Local Government and Housing Committee
The provision of sites for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers: Follow up—Evidence session 1
… and I’m sure they would. I know community members who are going through private planning , accessing Planning Aid Wales , but, obviously, their funding is limited and the amount of support they can give is limited …
19 March 2024 , Plenary
Group 5: Part 4—Examining applications (Amendments 29, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 12, 13)
… individuals do need further support in participating, there are tools out there and support will be available. Planning Aid Wales already provides an excellent service that provides communities with invaluable advice and information on how to engage …
22 February 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Group 14: Part 4 – Examining applications: Operation of inquiry, including access to evidence and assistance for objectors (Amendments 166, 126, 127, 167, 128, 149, 150, 151, 58, 59, 60)
… individuals do need further support in participating, there are tools out there and support will be available. Planning Aid Wales already provides an excellent service that provides communities with invaluable advice and information on how to engage …
5 December 2023 , Plenary
& 13. The general principles of the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill
… ensure that communities are satisfied with the consultation standards. This is why I've also asked Planning Aid Wales to look into this matter. As I've confirmed during the scrutiny sessions, I'm happy to consider any …
18 October 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
… good comms piece on understanding that. And I think, probably, we need to work with Planning Aid Wales and others to make sure that we start to get that message out …
18 October 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
… perhaps do some things that this Act could try to replicate. One example of that is that Planning Aid Wales highlighted that there are some sections of the Planning Act 2008—I think it's sections …
18 October 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
… application that affects you and you get the chance to come in. We'll continue to fund Planning Aid Wales , for example, to assist people to know how to do it, but I do genuinely feel that …
25 September 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
One of the reasons we fund Planning Aid Wales is that these things are very complicated—and the process you're talking about at the moment, by the way, is the DNS process, which is obviously what …
25 September 2023 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill: Evidence session
… can do it across a range of things, because it's a single process. We obviously fund Planning Aid Wales , for example, to help people do things like that as well, and also the process has a very …
20 September 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Community groups & RTPI Cymru
… want to just focus on how Planning Aid Wales is going to use the resources it has for effective engagement in these strategic infrastructure projects, because in your written evidence, you've highlighted how people throw everything …
20 September 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Community groups & RTPI Cymru
Would you like to volunteer for Planning Aid Wales ? [Laughter.] I think that would be very helpful. Absolutely. Citizen panels, citizen representatives, it might be a bridging process. Because, obviously, there's over 3 million people in Wales …
20 September 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Community groups & RTPI Cymru
… and at the moment there aren't resources within Welsh Government, within local planning authorities or within Planning Aid Wales to do the full job justice …
20 September 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Community groups & RTPI Cymru
… secondary legislation. That said, there is some work that we can do, and we are doing now. Planning Aid Wales is holding a forum with public representatives from across Wales and we will be be reporting to planning …
20 September 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Community groups & RTPI Cymru
… authorities, registered social landlords and town councils in the production of place plans as well. So, yes, Planning Aid Wales and, I'm sure, other organisations like the Design Commission for Wales , are here to support and assist …
20 September 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Community groups & RTPI Cymru
… the decision makers or the project promoters in our Planning Aid England service, the same as in Planning Aid Wales . We offer a service that has been taken up by some infrastructure companies where we will …
20 September 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Community groups & RTPI Cymru
… course, Planning Aid Wales would welcome more information and guidance, particularly in respect of the consideration and level of quality of engagement undertaken, which is not currently within the remit or within the system …