Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for Housing and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:22 pm on 13 November 2019.
One of the issues that faces many residents in rural Wales is that because their land isn't considered an area for permitted housing development they find it very difficult to obtain planning permission for housing on their land, when the purpose of that housing, of course, is to accommodate a family member to remain in the local community. So, would you examine the possibility of relaxing these rules to allow for limited housing purely for local need, which can't then be sold on or turned into second homes, as a way of supporting the sustainability of some of our rural communities?