, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Transport sector developers
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…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Transport sector developers
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?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
Absolutely.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
Great, thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
Do you believe that that work is taking place now, that that training is being given?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
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…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
So, if we haven't got those skills across Wales, how likely are we to have them when we need them?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
Good.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
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…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
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…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
It's all right.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
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—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
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…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
Yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
Oh, sorry. Go on.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
Thank you. And what are your views—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
So, to date, that hasn't happened on all large infrastructure projects, so do you believe that this particular Bill is going to actually make citizen involvement more at the centre of it?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with Energy sector developers
The Minister has told us the new process will make it easier for the public to engage with a system because a number of consents will be rolled into one. Do you agree with that statement?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
Yes. It was just a simple 'yes' or 'no'.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
Yes. On the Awel y Môr scheme—it's to Eleri—are those postcards going to go out to my residents? Because there's absolutely nothing at the moment.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
I've made my feelings very known to RWE in the past about this.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
We touched on this, I think, earlier about the pre-application consultation requirements. I've raised concerns myself here that we have a huge project going through at the moment off the north Wales coast that will greatly impact Llandudno residents and…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the National Infrastructure Planning Association
No.
