Wales bill is proposed to consolidate and simplify planning laws

THE Welsh Government has introduced proposed legislation in an attempt to make the country's planning laws clearer, more accessible and fit for the future.

- CHRIS HAINES ICNN Senedd reporter

Julie James, who is counsel general, the Welsh Government's chief legal adviser, unveiled a bill aimed at improving the accessibility of Welsh planning law.

The bill seeks to consolidate planning law by bringing together legislation on the same subject - which has become fragmented over time - under a single, bilingual Act.

In a statement to the Senedd, Ms James agreed with the Law Commission an independent body which keeps the law under reviewabout the need to simplify existing legislation.