3. 2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:23 pm on 3 October 2017.

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Photo of Steffan Lewis Steffan Lewis Plaid Cymru 2:23, 3 October 2017

Can we have a statement from the Welsh Government on the planning crisis in the county borough of Caerphilly? There is no active local development plan at the moment and, as a result, the planning system is heavily skewed in favour of developers and, indeed, inappropriate unsustainable development. Recent adjudications by the planning inspector have highlighted the fact that the five-year land supply requirement trumps all other considerations, including the much celebrated well-being of future generations Act. So, can we have a statement from the Cabinet Secretary in order to suspend the need for Caerphilly to demonstrate the five-year land supply until a sustainable local development plan is in place in that county borough?