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A final consultation is now open covering the new consent regime in The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024.
A final consultation is now open covering the new consent regime in The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024. Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Evans says the act “provides a transparent, consistent and simple, yet rigorous, process which enables local communities and stakeholders to shape developments and better understand how decisions affect them. The proposals are also intended to meet future challenges by being sufficiently flexible to capture the consenting arrangements for developing technologies and any further powers which may be devolved.” In Wales noise and soundscapes are covered in Planning Policy Wales, and under the Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) Act 2024 for local planning authorities. This document refers to statutory nuisance and local impact reports, so IOA will be considering a response. The consultation is open until December 13th.
The Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry into Airport Expansion and Climate and nature targets that took place last year and included a recommendation on noise impacts.
Considerations of noise and soundscape are embedded in the Natural Resources Wales State of Natural Resources Report 2025.
In December the Welsh Government(WG) published the outcome of their consultation on changes to permitted development rights (PDR), which includes air source heat pumps (ASHP).
Transport Scotland have published a new Transport Noise Action Plan (TNAP) for 2025 – 2028.
A report commissioned by the Department for Business and Industrial Strategy to look at assessment of noise from onshore wind farms is now published.
The Welsh Government are consulting on changes to permitted development rights including air source heat pumps(ASHP).
As part of their ongoing enquiry into the impact of airport expansion on climate and nature targets, the Environmental Audit Committee will be taking oral evidence tomorrow - Wednesday May 14th.
The Government are seeking views on proposals for changes to the planning process for national infrastructure projects.
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