Issue - meetings

To present the work to develop the Integrated Wellbeing Appraisal Scoping Report.

recommend that the Integrated Well-being Appraisal (IWBA) Report including appendices are adopted by the Sub-committee which must be prepared in support of the Regional Transport Plan.

The report was submitted by the Chief Executive of the North Wales CJC with the assistance of an ARUP representative.

RESOLVED

To recommend that the Integrated Well-being Appraisal Scoping Report (IWBA), including its Appendices be adopted by the Sub-committee as they must be prepared to support the Regional Transport Plan.

REASONS FOR THE DECISION

North Wales CJC is required to produce a Regional Transport Plan (RTP) and Regional Transport Delivery Plan (RTDP) in accordance with Welsh Government guidance. The second element of the RTP includes the IWBA. To achieve this, the Strategic Transport Sub-committee are asked to consider the developing components of the draft RTP, and guide the work for final approval including agreeing the required steps and documents for public consultation.

The IWBA is an essential step in the roadmap plan, which ensures that issues are properly addressed through the Sub-committee and referred to the CJC for approval in a timely manner.

DISCUSSION

It was explained that this technical report had been developed by ARUP in order to deliver the work to develop an Integrated Well-being Appraisal Scoping Report (IWBA).

It was reported that the IWBA was a key step of the RTP and was developed to incorporate well-being in all aspects of the Plan. It was noted that consideration was being given to other strategies to demonstrate that sustainable development principles were being applied to satisfy legislative requirements. It was noted that some of these relevant considerations included:

·       The Plans and Programmes Environmental Assessment Regulations (SI 2004/1656) (Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Regulations)

·       ⁠The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015

·       Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 and Welsh Language Standards

·       Child Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA), as required by the Children and Young People's Rights (Wales) Measure 2011.

·       Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR) and Natural Resources Policy (NRP) as required by the Environment (Wales) Act 2016

·       Habitat Regulations Assessment, as required by the Habitat and Species Protection Regulations 2017 as amended (known as the Habitats Regulations 2017)

            It was confirmed that it was intended to share the draft RTP with non-statutory bodies aswell as North Wales Local Authorities, the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales, to provide the opportunity for feedback during  the consultation period. . It was noted that this public consultation would be held for a period of 12 weeks early in 2025.