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 Town Council are delighted to report that the Place Plan was adopted by Powys County Council as Supplementary Planning Guidance yesterday.
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.
Planning Aid Wales Limited
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Planning Aid Wales Limited will be held at the Planning Aid Wales head office, First Floor, 174 Whitchurch Road, Heath, Cardiff CF14 3NB on Wednesday 23rd June 2021 at 4.30pm.
The new plan was published on 24th February 2021.
The new edition of Planning Policy Wales was released on the 24th February 2021.
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.
On the 12th October 2020 Welsh Government launched a public consultation seeking views on their policy intent for the legislation required to establish the procedure for Strategic Development Plans (SDP’s) to be prepared across Wales.
On the 24th September 2020, Julie James, Minister for Housing and Local Government launched the new Placemaking Wales Charter at the Welsh Planner Live Conference. Planning Aid Wales is pleased to confirm it is a signatory to the Charter and commits the organisation to the principles and to support Placemaking across Wales.
We are seeking your assistance with a study that Planning Aid Wales is currently undertaking on the value of community engagement in planning in Wales.
This work is supported by Welsh Government and our findings and recommendations will be considered by the Welsh Government’s Planning Division.