Proposals relating to Strategic Planning Panels Regulations: composition and financial matters

The Planning (Wales) Act 2015 introduces Strategic Development Plans which are to be produced by Strategic Planning Panels. A Strategic Planning Panel is to be a public body within Wales and only has one function – plan making. It will have corporate body status and will be formed of both local planning authority members and nominated members from social economic and environmental groups.

These proposals include:

Composition

• a duty to achieve a minimum proportion of female and male members on the panels
• co-ordination of appointments to the panels by local planning authorities
• measures around exceptions and failure to comply with the duty.

Financial matters

• financial matters including defining qualifying expenditure.