I apologise. I will wrap up soon. Our planning policies should benefit our communities, not our developers. One of Bridgend council's own reports says:

'transport capacity issues currently preclude additional significant development within this area at present'.

Because we are not investing in the Valleys communities, they are considered less attractive to live in. But then, we are not fixing that additional housing because of the lack of transport capacity. It's a vicious cycle.

If we are going to level up the Valleys, we can't allow this to continue. We need a planning system that works for all of our communities and, yes, make them more attractive to live in by further investment from all tiers of Government, and encouraging local authorities not only to take the easy option when it comes to meeting housing targets, but the ones with the biggest long-term benefit to our communities too.