Local Development Plans

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:05 pm on 26 June 2018.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 2:05, 26 June 2018

First Minister, in relation to LDPs, it is really important that, obviously, local people's voices are heard in the process. There does appear in the current system to be a disconnect with the ability for local people to feel they're having an influence in the development of LDPs. I appreciate that that's a responsibility for local authorities, but ultimately the Welsh Government signs those LDPs off. Where do you think real improvements can be made in the process so that local communities do not feel that they are excluded from the development of plans that are supposed to govern the development of their own communities?