Four months on since the formation of Planning and Environment Decisions Wales (PEDW), Janet Finch-Saunders, Member of the Welsh Parliament for Aberconwy, and Shadow Minister for Climate Change, has spoken out in the Senedd about the issues encountered by businesses due to delays with handling planning appeals.
After asking for a statement from the Minister for Climate Change on delivering extra resources to empower PEDW to address the backlog and ensure the proper functioning of the planning system, Janet said:
“It is unacceptable that businesses are reporting waiting up to three months past the target deadline for their appeal.
“As a planning agent has rightly highlighted, inordinate delays in issuing decisions, many months later than the supposed ministerial target date, results in acute mental anguish for appellants and objectors alike.
“The Welsh Government handling of the transition to PEDW is symbolic of bad management that is costing economic growth and business investment in Wales”.
