Planning Policy Wales - Brecon Beacons National Park
Planning Policy Wales - Brecon Beacons National Park
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1.4.9 Substantial financial support for international cooperation on topics relevant for planning<br />
policy set out in PPW is available under the Territorial Co-operation Objective of Structural Funds for<br />
the period 2007-2013 15 . The programmes established to deliver this objective are the cross-border,<br />
transnational and interregional co-operation strands of INTERREG IV; the URBACT II exchange of<br />
experience programme for urban areas; and ESPON II, which supports joint research relevant for<br />
the spatial planning evidence base. All of these programmes are open to applicants from <strong>Wales</strong>.<br />
1.4.10 Mainstream EU structural and environmental funds for the period 2000-2006 supported<br />
significant social and economic progress in <strong>Wales</strong>. For 2007-2013 funding is available from the<br />
Convergence programme for West <strong>Wales</strong> and the Valleys to aid the transformation to a more<br />
competitive and sustainable regional economy. The remainder of <strong>Wales</strong> is eligible for funding from<br />
the East <strong>Wales</strong> Regional Competitiveness and Employment programme. The planning system should<br />
support the effective implementation of the Structural Fund programmes by ensuring that suitable<br />
sites are brought forward and applications for planning permission determined expeditiously.<br />
1.4.11 The Rural Development Plan for <strong>Wales</strong> 2007-13 sets out Welsh Ministers’ priorities for<br />
sustainable rural development and the types of support that will be available from EU funds and<br />
other sources.<br />
References<br />
1<br />
<strong>Planning</strong> and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, Section 62<br />
2<br />
Minerals <strong>Planning</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Wales</strong>, <strong>National</strong> Assembly for <strong>Wales</strong>, 2000<br />
3<br />
A series of Minerals Technical Advice Notes (<strong>Wales</strong>) supports ‘Minerals <strong>Planning</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Wales</strong>’.<br />
4<br />
Local Government Act 1999<br />
5<br />
Welsh Assembly Government Circular 28/2005, <strong>Wales</strong> Programme for Improvement Guidance for<br />
Local Authorities<br />
6<br />
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1997)<br />
7<br />
The European Union ‘Climate and Energy’ (the 20-20-20 targets) package (2008)<br />
8<br />
The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan, Department for Energy and Climate Change, 2009<br />
9<br />
The Human Rights Act 1998<br />
10<br />
Further <br />
information on the implications of the Human Rights Act is available from The <strong>Planning</strong><br />
Inspectorate (<strong>Wales</strong>)<br />
See also Diversity and Equality in <strong>Planning</strong> : A Good Practice Guide, ODPM 2005<br />
14<br />
<strong>Planning</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> <strong>Wales</strong> Edition 3 - July 2010 - Chapter 1 Introduction
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