NDM8605 - Opposition Debate
Tabled on 05/06/2024 | For debate on 12/06/2024To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the preferred position of the Welsh Government that new power lines should be placed underground where possible.
2. Believes that wherever physically possible the undergrounding of new power lines shall be undertaken by way of cable ploughing in preference to open trenching.
3. Calls on the Welsh Government to update Planning Policy Wales paragraph 5.7.9:
a) to remove the existing caveat: ‘however it is recognised that a balanced view must be taken against costs which would render otherwise acceptable projects unviable’; and
b) so that the undergrounding of new infrastructure for conveying electricity shall be an absolute rather than a preferred position, the policy should state: ‘New power lines should be laid underground.’
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Add as new point at end of motion:
Calls on the Welsh Government to ensure that, in accordance with the precautionary principle, proposals for the undergrounding of new power lines should require health impact assessments when their proximity to dwellings raises serious future health concerns.
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Delete all after point 1 and replace with:
2. Believes that wherever physically possible the undergrounding of new power lines shall be undertaken in ways which reduce adverse environmental impacts.
