One of the key strands of the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 is moving forward.

The National Development Framework (now titled Future Wales: The National Plan 2040) has taken a further step toward publication this week. when the document was laid before the Senedd for its 60 days scrutiny period. It is expected that the Minister intends to ensure FW2040 will be in place in February 2021 prior to (and assuming) the Senedd election takes place next May.

A future post will cover the main National level issues emerging from the Plan (and particularly how these relate to North Wales) including:

Confirmed Strategic Development Plan requirement
Confirmation of a requirement for a new Green Belt in the Deeside (Flintshire) and Wrexham Corridor (something that it seems is rather slipping under the radar but has very important important strategic implications for cross border issues and the National Growth Area.
Wylfa.