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P-04-575 Call in All Opencast Mining Planning Applications

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Meeting: 27/06/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

Debate on Petitions P-04-472 Make the MTAN law and P-04-575 Call in all opencast mining applications

NDM6747 David J. Rowlands (South Wales East)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report of the Petitions Committee on petition P-04-472, 'Make the MTAN law and P-04-575 Call in all opencast mining applications - Summary of consideration', which was laid in the Table Office on 27 April 2018.

 

Minutes:

The item started at 16.29

NDM6747 David J. Rowlands (South Wales East)

To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:

Notes the report of the Petitions Committee on petition P-04-472, 'Make the MTAN law and P-04-575 Call in all opencast mining applications - Summary of consideration', which was laid in the Table Office on 27 April 2018.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 


Meeting: 05/06/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the paper.


Meeting: 17/04/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

P-04-575 Call in All Opencast Mining Planning Applications

Minutes:

The report was agreed with some additional amendments.

 


Meeting: 21/11/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

P-04-575 Call in All Opencast Mining Planning Applications

Minutes:

Members considered the evidence sessions held on 3 October and 7 November in relation to this petition and P-04-472 Make the MTan Law, and agreed to produce a report on the Committee’s consideration of both petitions.

 


Meeting: 07/11/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

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Minutes:

The Committee heard evidence from Lesley Griffiths AM, Neil Hemington and Joanne Smith.

 

The Cabinet Secretary agreed to investigate further, comments attributed to the planning inspector during an appeal hearing over an application for an opencast mine at Varteg Hill, and write to the Committee.  

 


Meeting: 03/10/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)

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Minutes:

The Committee heard evidence from representatives of United Valleys Action Group and the petitioner for P-04-472 Make the MTAN Law.


Meeting: 27/06/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the petition alongside P-04-472 Make the MTAN Law and agreed to ask both petitioners and the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs to give evidence to the Committee early in the Autumn term.

 


Meeting: 09/05/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment & Rural Affairs to request further detail on the proposals to limit new coal development being considered for consultation as part of the review of Planning Policy Wales later this year.

 


Meeting: 04/04/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and, agreed to return to the petition at the next meeting so that it can be considered alongside another petition on opencast mining applications.

 


Meeting: 03/02/2015 - Petitions Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to:

 

  • draw together the history of the Committee’s consideration of the issue and report to the Assembly; and
  • move to close the petition.

 


Meeting: 09/12/2014 - Petitions Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to await the outcome of the Environment and Sustainability Committee’s consideration of its Forward Work Programme on 10 December.


Meeting: 13/11/2014 - Environment and Sustainability Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 8)

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E&S(4)-27-14 Paper 14

 

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Minutes:

The Committee noted the letter from the Chair of the Petitions Committee.


Meeting: 07/10/2014 - Petitions Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to:

 

·         seek the Minister views on the petitioners’ comments;  

·         write to the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee highlighting the petition; and

·         move to reporting to the Assembly so that the matter can be debated in plenary as requested by the petitioners. 


Meeting: 15/07/2014 - Petitions Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to:

 

·         the Minister for Minister for Housing and Regeneration seeking his views on the petition; and

·         the petitioners to highlight the timetable of the Planning (Wales) Bill.