The committee also heard evidence from representatives from the Welsh Local Government Association and the Royal Town Planning Institute.

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Dr Richard Cowell, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Planning and Policy and Dr. Roisin Willmott, National Director for the Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru also presented evidence to the committee.

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He is giving a talk "Water as a Scarce Resource: A Threat to Growth Targets in the East of England" to a Royal Town Planning Institute conference in Cambridge on Wednesday.

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"Whether you are buying a house or building a factory, you want a level of comfort about what can be built on your doorstep, " says Richard Blythe, head of policy at the Royal Town Planning Institute.

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