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Response to TAN 15 consultation
Ein cyf/Our ref: NICW/23/TAN15 TAN 15 Consultation,Planning Policy Branch,Welsh Government,Cathays Park,Cardiff CF10 3NQ E-mail: planconsultations-j@gov.wales 17 April 2023 Dear Sir / Madam Technical Advice Note (TAN)15: Development, flooding and coastal erosion – further amendments consultation Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the latest TAN15 consultation. NICW’s role is to provide advice to the Welsh…
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Reviewing the Roads Review
NICW Roads Review response This document is our response to the publication of the Roads Review (1). We also note the accompanying National Transport Delivery Plan (2). Planning and Finance The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales considers the needs and role of infrastructure in Wales from approximately 2030-2100. The roads considered within the Roads Review…
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Cars and roads in Wales
Introduction This blog post is a precursor to a NICW opinion piece on the Roads Review, and on the Welsh Government’s response to the Roads Review. The Roads Review was undertaken under a very tight remit and timeline. There is an inevitable tradeoff between the terms of reference for the review, and the ability to…
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Who’s breaking down the digital barriers in Wales?
The first report produced by the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW) was published in December 2020. It examined Digital Communications Infrastructure in Wales and made 14 recommendations to the Welsh Government. Welsh Government has since responded to the report and has recently published the results of actions on one of our recommendations; namely, to…
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Biodiversity; the missing urban link
Introduction The ‘deep dive’ programme instigated by Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change in Wales has generated considerable energy and enthusiasm for a range of environment-related topics since being kicked off last year. The renewable energy deep dive was followed by one on timber and trees. The idea of intense, topic-related areas of focus…
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Commission begins research into renewable energy infrastructure challenges
Delivering renewable energy in a fair, just and collaborative way is the focus of research which the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW) is announcing today. NICW was established in 2018 as a non-statutory body to advise and make recommendations to Welsh Ministers on Wales’ economic and environmental infrastructure needs over the next five to…
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‘Dynamic, diverse and refreshed’ members to take the National Infrastructure Commission forward
Following the appointment of David Clubb as chair of the commission, Jenifer Baxter has been appointed the deputy chair and is joined by six new commissioners: Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters said: Following extensive interest in these positions, I am sure this new dynamic, diverse and refreshed group are up to the challenge…
