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English: Yes. And of course it wasn't long ago, so we do need to have a look at that further on down the line. But, clearly, there are, as you say, implications for infrastructure to these large-scale housing developments, to always put in place the infrastructure that's needed. Now, one specific point in relation to this issue is the use of section 106 agreements. These are conditions attached to planning applications, whereby the developer is obliged to provide certain community facilities, which could be a park, a library, a playground, or it could be some other part of the infrastructure. There have been complaints that many developers haven't fully provided the facilities that they said they would. Do you think that enforcement of section 106 agreements has been robust enough?
Welsh: Iawn. Ac wrth gwrs, nid oes llawer o amser ers hynny, felly bydd angen inni edrych ar hynny yn nes ymlaen. Ond yn amlwg, fel y dywedwch, ceir goblygiadau o ran seilwaith yn sgil y datblygiadau tai mawr hyn, o ran gosod y seilwaith sy'n angenrheidiol bob amser. Nawr, mae un pwynt penodol mewn perthynas â'r mater hwn yn ymwneud â'r defnydd o gytundebau adran 106. Amodau yw'r rhain sydd ynghlwm wrth geisiadau cynllunio, lle mae'n rhaid i'r datblygwr ddarparu cyfleusterau cymunedol penodol, a allai fod yn barc, llyfrgell, maes chwarae, neu a allai fod yn rhan arall o'r seilwaith. Cafwyd cwynion nad yw llawer o ddatblygwyr wedi darparu'r cyfleusterau y dywedasant y byddent yn eu darparu. A ydych yn credu bod y gwaith o orfodi cytundebau adran 106 wedi bod yn ddigon cadarn?
English: Clearly, 106 agreements offer an opportunity for local communities to gain broader benefits from large developments, or developments in their area. And, clearly, we recognise that when local people, as part of a proposal on the table, in its initial form, are given reassurances, it will come with various agreements and community development projects - it creates concerns when that doesn't happen. And it's certainly something we are looking at in terms of how we make sure that local people have the confidence that we work with local authorities, and through LDPs, to make sure that the full benefits of section 106 agreements are realised.
Welsh: Yn amlwg, mae cytundebau 106 yn cynnig cyfle i gymunedau lleol sicrhau manteision ehangach o ddatblygiadau mawr, neu ddatblygiadau yn eu hardal. Ac yn amlwg, pan roddir sicrwydd i bobl leol yn rhan o'r cynnig ar ei ffurf gychwynnol, rydym yn cydnabod y bydd yn dod law yn llaw â gwahanol gytundebau a phrosiectau datblygu cymunedol - mae'n creu pryderon pan nad yw hynny'n digwydd. Ac yn sicr, mae'n rhywbeth rydym yn ei ystyried o ran sut y gwnawn yn siŵr fod pobl leol yn hyderus ein bod yn gweithio gydag awdurdodau lleol, a thrwy'r cynlluniau datblygu lleol, i sicrhau bod manteision llawn cytundebau adran 106 yn cael eu gwireddu.
English: I'm glad that you see that that is an issue, and hopefully maybe we can get a statement on that later on, and see what your department's thoughts are on that, because I think it is something that does cause anxiety to existing communities when new large-scale developments are built and they don't have in place these things that were promised. Large-scale housing needs can prove challenging to the environment. We were talking earlier on, in response to a question from Mike Hedges, about small-scale developments. Mike was talking about self-build in particular. I don't want to task you with that specific issue, as we've tackled that, but how far should there be a presumption in general, going forward, in favour of brownfield developments?
Welsh: Rwy'n falch eich bod yn gweld bod hyn yn broblem, a gobeithio y gallwn gael datganiad gennych ar hyn maes o law efallai, a gweld beth yw barn eich adran ar hyn, gan y credaf ei fod yn rhywbeth sy'n peri pryder i gymunedau presennol pan fydd datblygiadau mawr newydd yn cael eu hadeiladu ac nid yw'r pethau hyn a addawyd ar waith ganddynt. Gall anghenion tai ar raddfa fawr fod yn heriol i'r amgylchedd. Roeddem yn sôn yn gynharach, mewn ymateb i gwestiwn gan Mike Hedges, ynglŷn â datblygiadau ar raddfa fach. Roedd Mike yn sôn am hunanadeiladu yn benodol. Nid wyf am eich holi ynglŷn â'r mater penodol hwnnw, gan ein bod wedi trafod hynny, ond i ba raddau y dylid cael rhagdybiaeth yn gyffredinol, yn y dyfodol, o blaid datblygiadau tir llwyd?
English: The Member raises the opportunities that we've talked about earlier in this Chamber for self-build and to enable more opportunities for self-build through our new programme, and also more opportunities for those smaller to medium-sized construction and building developers within Wales. The revised 'Planning Policy Wales' has been published, and that aims to address a number of the housing delivery issues that have been raised in the Chamber today by introducing more rigour and challenge in the planning-making process in terms of the allocation of housing sites.
Welsh: Mae'r Aelod yn codi'r cyfleoedd rydym wedi eu trafod yn gynharach yn y Siambr hon ar gyfer hunanadeiladu a galluogi mwy o gyfleoedd i hunanadeiladu drwy ein rhaglen newydd, yn ogystal â mwy o gyfleoedd i ddatblygwyr adeiladau ac adeiladwyr bach a chanolig yng Nghymru. Mae'r 'Polisi Cynllunio Cymru' diwygiedig wedi'i gyhoeddi, ac mae hwnnw'n ceisio mynd i'r afael â nifer o'r materion sy'n gysylltiedig â chyflenwi tai a godwyd yn y Siambr heddiw drwy gyflwyno mwy o drylwyredd a her yn y broses o lunio cynlluniau o ran dyraniad safleoedd tai.
English: Local government provides vital services that support people and communities. Receiving feedback plays an important part in this and 77 per cent of respondents to the latest national survey for Wales were satisfied with their ability to access the services and facilities they need.
Welsh: Mae llywodraeth leol yn darparu gwasanaethau hanfodol sy'n cefnogi pobl a chymunedau. Mae cael adborth yn rhan bwysig o hyn, ac roedd 77 y cant o'r ymatebwyr i'r arolwg cenedlaethol diweddaraf yng Nghymru yn fodlon â'u gallu i gael mynediad at y gwasanaethau a'r cyfleusterau y maent eu hangen.
English: Thank you for that answer, Deputy Minister. You will have read with some concern, no doubt, the reports last week that local authorities in Wales had received 87,000 complaints in relation to missed refuse collections. In my own constituency, of course, we have a regime where a missed refuse collection means that people can go up to eight weeks without having their waste collected, which is clearly unacceptable. And, in fact, in Conwy, around 10 per cent of the 87,000 complaints related to that one particular local authority. Now, the local authorities in Wales have to abide by Welsh Government rules. What many people in my constituency are asking for is, yes, better reflection within the local government funding formula to make sure that there's a fair settlement for the local authority of Conwy, but in addition they're also asking for the Welsh Government to protect local communities by insisting that local councils collect waste on a more frequent basis. So, I would be grateful if you could tell me what you're doing to look at the funding formula to make sure that it's fair to north Wales and to Conwy in particular, and what work you are doing with your officials to look at the timeliness and the frequency of waste collections in order to protect the public from the potential harms that can come about to the environment and their public health?
Welsh: Diolch am eich ateb, Ddirprwy Weinidog. Byddwch wedi darllen, gyda pheth pryder, heb os, yr adroddiadau yr wythnos diwethaf fod awdurdodau lleol yng Nghymru wedi derbyn 87,000 o gwynion mewn perthynas â cholli casgliadau sbwriel. Yn fy etholaeth fy hun, wrth gwrs, mae gennym drefn lle gall colli casgliad sbwriel olygu y gall pobl fynd hyd at wyth wythnos heb i'w gwastraff gael ei gasglu, sy'n amlwg yn annerbyniol. Ac yn wir, yng Nghonwy, roedd oddeutu 10 y cant o'r 87,000 o gwynion yn ymwneud â'r un awdurdod lleol penodol hwnnw. Nawr, mae'n rhaid i awdurdodau lleol yng Nghymru lynu at reolau Llywodraeth Cymru. Yr hyn y mae llawer o bobl yn fy etholaeth yn gofyn amdano yw mwy o ystyriaeth o'r fformiwla ariannu llywodraeth leol er mwyn sicrhau setliad teg ar gyfer awdurdod lleol Conwy, ond maent hefyd yn gofyn i Lywodraeth Cymru ddiogelu cymunedau lleol drwy fynnu bod cynghorau lleol yn casglu gwastraff ar sail fwy rheolaidd. Felly, buaswn yn ddiolchgar pe gallech ddweud wrthyf beth rydych yn ei wneud i edrych ar y fformiwla ariannu i sicrhau ei fod yn deg â gogledd Cymru, a Chonwy yn arbennig, a pha waith rydych yn ei wneud gyda'ch swyddogion i edrych ar amseroldeb ac amlder y casgliadau gwastraff er mwyn amddiffyn y cyhoedd rhag y niwed posibl a all ddeillio o hynny i'r amgylchedd ac i iechyd y cyhoedd?
English: Minister, one of the important services that are very much appreciated in our communities are, of course, leisure services. Some councils at the moment are investing very heavily, particularly my council, Rhondda Cynon Taf. Others, of course, because of the financial position, are looking at closures. Of course, local authority leisure centres, which tend to also provide better terms and conditions for its staff, are disadvantaged against leisure centre trusts that are set up because they're exempt from business rates. Those trust leisure centres, often former publicly owned leisure centres that have been put into trusts, benefit to the tune of about £5.5 million by way of exemption from business rates. But, of course, local authority leisure centres have to pay those business rates. Rhondda Cynon Taf, for example, pays £850,000 per annum in that respect. Do you agree with me that, in order to maintain public satisfaction in leisure services, to maintain those leisure services, there needs to be a level playing field? I wonder if you will make recommendations now that they should be put on the same par and that local authority leisure centres should now be exempt from business rates.
Welsh: Weinidog, un o'r gwasanaethau pwysig a werthfawrogir yn fawr iawn gan ein cymunedau, wrth gwrs, yw gwasanaethau hamdden. Mae rhai cynghorau yn buddsoddi'n helaeth iawn ar hyn o bryd, yn enwedig fy nghyngor i, Rhondda Cynon Taf. Wrth gwrs, mae eraill, oherwydd eu sefyllfa ariannol, yn edrych ar gau gwasanaethau. Wrth gwrs, mae canolfannau hamdden awdurdodau lleol, sydd hefyd yn tueddu i gynnig gwell telerau ac amodau ar gyfer eu staff, o dan anfantais o gymharu ag ymddiriedolaethau canolfannau hamdden sy'n cael eu sefydlu am eu bod wedi'u heithrio rhag gorfod talu ardrethi busnes. Mae'r canolfannau hamdden hynny sy'n ymddiriedolaethau, sy'n aml yn gyn-ganolfannau hamdden cyhoeddus a roddwyd i ymddiriedolaethau, yn elwa ar oddeutu £5.5 miliwn oherwydd yr esemptiad rhag ardrethi busnes. Ond wrth gwrs, mae'n rhaid i ganolfannau hamdden awdurdodau lleol dalu'r ardrethi busnes hynny. Mae Rhondda Cynon Taf, er enghraifft, yn talu £850,000 y flwyddyn yn y cyswllt hwnnw. A ydych yn cytuno â mi, er mwyn cynnal boddhad y cyhoedd mewn gwasanaethau hamdden, i gynnal y gwasanaethau hamdden hynny, fod angen mwy o chwarae teg? Tybed a wnewch chi argymell yn awr y dylid eu trin yr un fath ac y dylid eithrio canolfannau hamdden awdurdodau lleol yn awr rhag gorfod talu ardrethi busnes.
English: Can I thank the Member for his question? He raises a very good point about how his own authority still has it in council, but a lot of authorities have looked at asset transfer as an alternative and community-run facilities. You raised the difference between status in terms of non-domestic rate relief in terms of who's owned by local authority council or by a trust. Leisure centres are liable to pay non-domestic rates, as you say. As this is a matter for the finance Minister, who is responsible for this form of taxation, I'm happy to - . The Minister is obviously in the Chamber and has heard all of this exchange, but I'm happy, through the Minister for Housing and Local Government as well, to follow that conversation up with the Minister for finance.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn? Mae'n codi pwynt da iawn ynglŷn â sut y mae hyn yn dal i fod o dan ofal y cyngor yn ei awdurdod ei hun, ond mae llawer o awdurdodau wedi ystyried trosglwyddo asedau fel dewis amgen yn ogystal â chyfleusterau a weithredir gan y gymuned. Fe sonioch chi am y gwahaniaeth statws o ran rhyddhad ardrethi annomestig o ran beth sy'n eiddo i gyngor awdurdod lleol neu i ymddiriedolaeth. Mae'n rhaid i ganolfannau hamdden dalu ardrethi annomestig, fel y dywedwch. Gan fod hwn yn fater ar gyfer i'r Gweinidog cyllid, sy'n gyfrifol am y math hwn o drethiant, rwy'n fwy na pharod i - . Mae'r Gweinidog yn amlwg yn y Siambr ac wedi clywed y drafodaeth hon, ond rwy'n fwy na pharod, drwy'r Gweinidog Tai a Llywodraeth Leol hefyd, i gael y sgwrs honno gyda'r Gweinidog cyllid.
English: Research published by the Welsh Government in 2017 indicates that compliant, well-designed SuDS on new developments could save Wales nearly £1 billion in capital construction costs alone by 2021 and generate wider benefits not only for our environment, but for the broader economy, of £20 million per year.
Welsh: Mae ymchwil a gyhoeddwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn 2017 yn awgrymu y gallai systemau draenio cynaliadwy sy'n cydymffurfio ac sydd wedi'u cynllunio'n dda arbed bron i £1 biliwn i Gymru mewn costau cyfalaf adeiladu yn unig erbyn 2021 ac y gallant ysgogi manteision ehangach nid yn unig i'n hamgylchedd, ond i'r economi ehangach, o £20 miliwn y flwyddyn.
English: I know what the Minister says, but she also tells us, as do other Ministers, that the Welsh Government is committed to a great increase in housing supply and what a priority this is. While she no doubt has worthy justifications for the particular regulations, does she accept that there is a trade-off between such a regulation that makes house building more expensive and more difficult for people who might undertake it and the amount of housing that will be supplied? Will she also consider complaints that I've had from house builders about inconsistent interpretation of these regulations by different drainage-approval bodies and the intention of various planning authorities to come up with separate and potentially conflicting guidance as to how they should take these regulations into account?
Welsh: Gwn beth y mae'r Gweinidog yn ei ddweud, ond mae hefyd yn dweud wrthym, fel y gwnaiff Gweinidogion eraill, fod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i gynyddu'r cyflenwad tai yn sylweddol a chymaint o flaenoriaeth yw hyn. Er bod ganddi gyfiawnhad teilwng, heb os, dros y rheoliadau penodol, a yw'n derbyn bod cyfaddawd i'w gael rhwng rheoliad o'r fath sy'n gwneud adeiladu tai yn fwy drud ac yn anos i bobl a allai ei wneud, a faint o dai a fydd yn cael eu cyflenwi? A wnaiff hi hefyd ystyried y cwynion a gefais gan adeiladwyr tai ynghylch anghysondeb gwahanol gyrff cymeradwyo draenio o ran dehongli'r rheoliadau hyn a bwriad gwahanol awdurdodau cynllunio i ddarparu canllawiau ar wahân a allai fod yn groes i'w gilydd o ran sut y dylent roi sylw i'r rheoliadau hyn?
English: In terms of the interpretation of the regulations by SuDS approval bodies, then actually SuDS, as a water issue, is a matter for the Minister for environment, but I understand that local authorities should have been issued with guidance in terms of the approval bodies and how that is applied. I don't think we can get away from the fact that we know that sustainable urban drainage systems will reduce the incidence of flood damage by 30 per cent, and I don't think this is a benefit that we can choose to ignore. I hear what the Member's saying in terms of - . I'm aware of the evidence in a paper submitted to the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee earlier in the month. It asserted that SuDS regulations could cause a 20 per cent reduction in density on housing estates, but this isn't consistent with the findings of the research that we commissioned by Environmental Policy Consulting, which was published in January 2017, and which found that, where SuDS are planned into developments from the outset, there appears to be no impact on the number of housing units, and this is consistent with the research of a wide range of professional bodies. However, we will continue to work with house builders, local authorities and all stakeholders to monitor the progress of this policy, and we'll be steadfast in our objective of not only developing efficient and effective long-term sustainable approaches to reducing flood risk, but our objective of building more houses.
Welsh: O ran dehongliad cyrff cymeradwyo'r systemau draenio cynaliadwy o'r rheoliadau, mae'r systemau draenio cynaliadwy, fel mater sy'n ymwneud â dŵr, yn fater i Weinidog yr Amgylchedd, ond deallaf y dylai awdurdodau lleol fod wedi derbyn canllawiau mewn perthynas â'r cyrff cymeradwyo a sut y rhoddir hynny ar waith. Ni chredaf y gallwn anwybyddu'r ffaith ein bod yn gwybod y bydd systemau draenio trefol cynaliadwy yn arwain at ostyngiad o 30 y cant o ran nifer yr achosion o ddifrod oherwydd llifogydd, ac ni chredaf fod hwn yn fudd y gallwn ddewis ei anwybyddu. Clywaf yr hyn y mae'r Aelod yn ei ddweud o ran - . Rwy'n ymwybodol o'r dystiolaeth mewn papur a gyflwynwyd i Bwyllgor yr Economi, Seilwaith a Sgiliau yn gynharach y mis hwn. Honnai y gallai rheoliadau'r systemau draenio cynaliadwy arwain at leihad o 20 y cant o ran dwysedd ystadau tai, ond nid yw hyn yn cyd-fynd â chanfyddiadau'r ymchwil gan Environmental Policy Consulting a gomisiynwyd gennym ac a gyhoeddwyd ym mis Ionawr 2017, ac a ddaeth i'r casgliad, lle caiff systemau draenio cynaliadwy eu cynnwys yn rhan o gynlluniau datblygiadau o'r cychwyn cyntaf, nad yw'n ymddangos y ceir unrhyw effaith ar nifer yr unedau tai, ac mae hyn yn cyd-fynd â gwaith ymchwil ystod eang o gyrff proffesiynol. Fodd bynnag, byddwn yn parhau i weithio gydag adeiladwyr tai, awdurdodau lleol a'r holl randdeiliaid i fonitro cynnydd y polisi hwn, a byddwn yn gadarn nid yn unig yn ein nod o ddatblygu dulliau effeithiol ac effeithlon hirdymor a chynaliadwy o leihau perygl llifogydd, ond yn ein nod hefyd o adeiladu mwy o dai.
English: A planning obligation is a legally binding private contract between a developer and a local planning authority. The adherence of a developer to such an agreement is therefore not a matter for the Welsh Government.
Welsh: Mae rhwymedigaeth gynllunio yn gontract preifat cyfreithiol rwymol rhwng datblygwr ac awdurdod cynllunio lleol. Felly, nid yw ymlyniad datblygwr i gytundeb o'r fath yn fater ar gyfer Llywodraeth Cymru.
English: Well, I disagree with that because there are regular examples now of cases where developers, even once they've been given planning consent, refuse to provide the necessary percentage of affordable homes that they have agreed to provide as part of the planning conditions, and the reason, very often, is because they can't make sufficient profit. Now, if there isn't a requirement for them to stick to that clause come what may, then why include it in the first place? So, what are you going to do as a Government - and not wash your hands of this issue, because it's a national problem - to assist local authorities in ensuring that clauses such as this, which designate the number of affordable houses required, are actually respected and delivered by developers?
Welsh: Wel, dwi'n anghytuno gyda hynny, oherwydd mae yna enghreifftiau cyson iawn erbyn hyn o achosion lle mae yna ddatblygwyr, hyd yn oed ar ôl cael caniatâd cynllunio, yn gwrthod darparu'r canran angenrheidiol o dai fforddiadwy y maen nhw wedi cytuno i'w darparu fel rhan o'r amod cynllunio, a'r rheswm, yn syml iawn, wrth gwrs, yw achos nad ydyn nhw'n gallu gwneud digon o elw allan o'r cynllun. Os nad oes yna reidrwydd iddyn nhw gadw at y cymal hwnnw doed a ddelo, yna pam gosod y cymal yn y lle cyntaf? Felly, beth ŷch chi am ei wneud fel Llywodraeth - a ddim golchi'ch dwylo o'r mater yma, oherwydd mae'n broblem genedlaethol - i gynorthwyo awdurdodau lleol i sicrhau bod cymalau fel hyn sy'n dynodi nifer y tai fforddiadwy angenrheidiol yn cael eu parchu a'u gwireddu gan ddatblygwyr?
English: I hear what the Member's saying. When planning obligations are negotiated by local authorities and developers - and they represent important conditions, including conditions that many of us in this Chamber are in favour of - it's important that the developer protects that in the public interest. Like I said previously, if the public have been following a particular planning application with a particular expectation, they have a right to expect those obligations are adhered to, and I am aware, as you say, of developers seeking to renegotiate some of those planning applications after consent to develop has been gained. I know that's something that my colleague the Minister for Housing and Local Government is acutely aware of, and she's looking into the situation.
Welsh: Clywaf yr hyn y mae'r Aelod yn ei ddweud. Pan fo rhwymedigaethau cynllunio yn cael eu negodi gan awdurdodau lleol a datblygwyr - ac maent yn cynrychioli amodau pwysig, gan gynnwys amodau y mae llawer ohonom yn y Siambr hon o'u plaid - mae'n bwysig fod y datblygwr yn diogelu hynny er budd y cyhoedd. Fel rwyf wedi'i ddweud eisoes, os yw'r cyhoedd wedi bod yn dilyn cais cynllunio penodol gyda disgwyliad penodol, mae ganddynt hawl i ddisgwyl y cedwir at y rhwymedigaethau hynny, ac rwy'n ymwybodol, fel y dywedwch, o ddatblygwyr sy'n ceisio ailnegodi rhai o'r ceisiadau cynllunio hynny ar ôl sicrhau cydsyniad i ddatblygu. Gwn fod hynny'n rhywbeth y mae fy nghyd-Aelod, y Gweinidog Tai a Llywodraeth Leol, yn ymwybodol iawn ohono, ac mae'n edrych ar y mater.
English: Deputy Minister, I'd be grateful if you could clarify for me how much progress you are making in actually getting to the decision about the environmental impact assessment that is required for the Barry biomass boiler. It is an obligation that you were minded to support. Obligations play both ways - both placed by planning authorities on developers, but where Government has obviously indicated their desire to implement something, then surely a 13-month period is significant time for you to be able to form an opinion and actually make a judgment call on it? Residents in Barry, and also the developer now, have been waiting a considerable length of time. Can you this afternoon give us a clear indication at the very least of the timeline you're working to to allow that decision to come forward?
Welsh: Ddirprwy Weinidog, buaswn yn ddiolchgar pe gallech egluro i mi faint o gynnydd rydych yn ei wneud mewn gwirionedd o ran dod i benderfyniad ynghylch yr asesiad o'r effaith amgylcheddol sydd ei angen ar gyfer boeler biomas y Barri. Mae'n rhwymedigaeth roeddech yn bwriadu ei chefnogi. Mae rhwymedigaethau'n mynd y ddwy ffordd - fe'u gosodir gan awdurdodau cynllunio ar ddatblygwyr, ond lle mae'r Llywodraeth wedi nodi eu dyhead amlwg i roi rhywbeth ar waith, yna does bosib nad yw 13 mis yn amser digonol i chi allu ffurfio barn a gwneud datganiad yn ei gylch? Mae trigolion yn y Barri, a'r datblygwr hefyd bellach, wedi bod yn aros ers cryn dipyn o amser. A allwch roi syniad clir inni y prynhawn yma, o leiaf o'r amserlen rydych yn gweithio iddi er mwyn caniatáu i'r penderfyniad hwnnw gael ei wneud?