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Drakeford creates ‘super-ministry’ to combat climate change

14.05.2021

Roger Milne

First Minister Mark Drakeford has stressed that climate change, new green jobs and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic will be at the heart of the new government, as he sets up a ‘super-ministry’ to deal with the climate crisis.

Welsh minister calls for tougher building regs backed by planning

12.03.2021

Roger Milne

building regulations | Coronavirus | Cymru | julie james | Policy & Politics

Planning minister Julie James this week promised that a next Labour administration would look at amending planning legislation to make sure that developers ‘build to the current building regulations and not the ones in existence at the time that planning consents started’.

First Welsh national spatial strategy published

24.02.2021

Roger Milne

Housing and local government minister Julie James has launched the national spatial strategy in a 180-page document called Future Wales.

Welsh minister promises second homes policy moves

05.02.2021

Roger Milne

Cymru | Housing | julie james | second homes | Welsh Government

The Welsh Government has highlighted issues surrounding second homes as ripe for further policy initiatives.

Ministers accept most of the Law Commission’s recommendations for planning law changes

13.11.2020

Roger Milne

Cymru | julie james | Planning Law | Policy & Politics | Wales Law Commission

Julie James, minister for housing and local government, has announced that the Welsh Government accepts most of the detailed recommendations made by the Law Commission to simplify and consolidate the legislation on all aspects of the Welsh planning system.

Julie James outlines changes to compulsory purchase orders

19.10.2020

Laura Edgar

Welsh housing minister Julie James has announced changes to planning policy that allow councils to compulsorily purchase empty houses and vacant land.

Wales seeks to capitalise on the lessons learnt during pandemic

20.07.2020

Laura Edgar

The Welsh Government has outlined how it plans to retain the positive changes that came about during the lockdown implemented to stem the spread of Covid-19 to build a society that ‘respects’ the environment.

Welsh planning minister accused of breaching ministerial code

12.06.2020

Roger Milne

Cymru | Development Management & Enforcement | julie james | Wrexham

The Welsh Government this week strongly denied claims that planning minister Julie James breached the ministerial code by allowing an appeal over a housing development in Rossett near Wrexham.

New regulations for Welsh local authority meetings should help planning

24.04.2020

Roger Milne

Coronavirus | Cymru | julie james | Policy & Politics | virtual meetings

Regulations came into force in Wales this week that should make it easier for the planning system to carry on functioning.

Wales round-up: NRW publishes first set of area statements; James introduces emergency permitted development rights to help NHS

03.04.2020

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 28 March-3 April, 2020

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