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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Planning Aid Wales Limited
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the 2026 Annual General Meeting of Planning Aid Wales Limited will be held online and at Cardiff Institute of Sport, Sophia Gardens, Pontcanna, Cardiff CF11 9SW (Option to join remotely – Email address required) on Monday 22nd June 2026 at 4pm.
Our Purpose and Approach to Community Engagement
Planning Aid Wales is a value-based charity established to enable informed, fair, and meaningful participation in planning, place planning, and placemaking from people and communities in Wales. We help people understand what decisions are being made, how and when they can influence them, and what constraints exist within the planning system, while working to improve how that system listens to and involves communities.
Can you help shape the future Bay of Colwyn?
Planning Aid Wales has been conducting community engagement in the Bay of Colwyn as part of its role in developing the Colwyn Place Plan.
So far this has included running a workshop and art competition with local school children from around the Colwyn Bay Area. Facilitating a series of online events and activities, including, an online survey, Placecheck map and, online focus groups, and hosting two drop-in sessions inRhos on Sea and Colwyn Heights.
There is still plenty of events yet to come…
Placemaking for a Thriving Welsh Language
On 25th November 2021, Planning Aid Wales and IAITH: Welsh Centre for Language Planning delivered an online joint mini conference that brought together planners, Welsh language specialists and Community and Town Councils (CTCs) who are taking steps to make more use of Welsh, support the use of Welsh in their communities and are thinking about or involved in planning and placemaking.
Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn Place Plan
Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn Town Council are delighted to report that the Place Plan was adopted by Powys County Council as Supplementary Planning Guidance yesterday.
The Value of Engagement in Planning in Wales
Planning Aid Wales is proud to announce the launch of a new research report that sets out to explore and demonstrate the value of engagement in the working of planning in Wales, with the goal of proposing a path to embedding best-practice engagement in the Welsh planning system.
Future Wales: The National Plan 2040
The new plan was published on 24th February 2021.
Planning Policy Wales – Edition 11
The new edition of Planning Policy Wales was released on the 24th February 2021.
Understanding Welsh Places
New data for the Understanding Welsh Places website will show towns’ access to green space, broadband availability, numbers of public toilets, mental health statistics and much more.