Vale of Glamorgan Council Local Development Plan 2011 - 2026 (LDP) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Vale of Glamorgan Council Local Development Plan 2011 - 2026 (LDP) Community Liaison Committee Member Briefing Wednesday, 19 th October 2016 Victoria Robinson Operational Manager Development Management www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

LDP Process Estimated May 2017 www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

LDP Examination Process to Date • Submission of LDP to WG & PINS 24 July 2015 • Inspector Appointed September 2015 • Pre-Hearing Meeting 19 November 2015 • 22 Hearing Sessions 19 January – 20 April 2016 • 122 Action Points • Responding to Action Points May – August 2016 • Preparation of MAC Schedule, MAC SA, MAC HRA www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

MAC / SPG Consultation • What are we consulting on? MAC Schedule, MAC SA, MAC HRA, Affordable Housing & Planning Obligations SPGs • When is the consultation taking place? 16 th September – midnight on 28 th October 2016 • How can I comment? English / Welsh comment forms available online & at all deposit locations • Where do I send my comments? Post / e mail comments to LDP Team www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

Key MACs - Housing • Housing Requirement – Reduced from 9500 to 9460 www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

Key MACs – Housing cont’d • Housing Supply – Reduced from 10450 to 10408 www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

Key MACs – Housing cont’d • 2 New Housing Sites: Oak Court, Penarth = 145 dwellings including ‘extra care’ and Eagleswell Primary School Site, Llantwit Major = 72 dwellings

Key MACs – Housing cont’d • 2 Amended Housing Sites: Land West of Pencoedtre Lane +97 (from 40 to 137) and Upper Cosmeston Farm + 341 (from 235 to 576)

Key MACs – Housing cont’d • Affordable Housing target increased in Policy SP4 (2914 to 3252) • Phasing Deleted • Settlement boundaries drawn around minor rural settlements • Policies MD 5 & MD 6 merged ‘Development Within Settlement Boundaries’ • Hayes Road site deleted from MG5 and new gypsy and traveller site allocated at Llangan for 2 pitches www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

Key MACs – Employment / Waste • Policy MD 16 ‘Protection of Employment Land and Premises’ reworded and includes proposals for waste management facilities. • New Policy MD16A ‘Protection of Existing Employment Sites and Premises’ – existing employment sites identified in policy and on proposals map. • Increased size of Atlantic Trading Estate allocation (Policy MG 9) www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

Key MACs – Retailing • References to tertiary shopping frontages deleted • Edge of centre / out of town deleted from retail hierarchy (Policy MG12) • Policy MG14 ‘Non A1 Retail Uses Within town and District Retail Centres’ - amended from not more than 25% to 35% non A1 retail in primary shopping frontages www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

Key MACs – Biodiversity • Deleted Policy MG 19 and replace with 3 new biodiversity policies: MG 19 - Sites and Species of European Importance MG 19A – Nationally Protected Sites and Species MG 19B – Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation, Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites and Priority Habitats and Species www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

Key MACs – Renewable Energy New policy MG27 – ‘Local Search Areas for Solar Energy’ (50MW schemes) - 6 Local Search Areas identified in the policy and on the proposals map: 1. East of Treoes 2. Land at Llandow 3. Land west of Five Mile Lane 4. Land south of M4, Hensol 5. Land west of Aberthaw Power Station 6. Land north west of Welsh St. Donats www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

Key MACs – Monitoring • Monitoring hearing session postponed in April 2016 • Revised monitoring framework prepared to reflect amended / new policies • Includes new local and core indicators • Refers to more specific targets and trigger points • Incorporates key SPGs www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

Next Steps • MAC Consultation ends midnight 28 th October 2016 • LPA to record MAC responses and submit them to the Inspector for consideration • Inspector to prepare matters and issues agendas for additional hearing sessions • Hearing statements to be prepared by Council and other interested parties • Additional hearing sessions mid January 2017 • Inspector / LPA to consider need for any further MACs or IMACs www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

Next Steps Cont’d Estimated March 2017 • LPA to receive Inspector’s draft Report • LPA to carry out factual check of Inspector’s Report • Inspector to respond to matters raised by LPA and dispatch final Report Estimated April 2017 • LPA to publish final Report Estimated May / June 2017 • LPA to adopt LDP and publish LDP www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

Status of the Emerging LDP in DM Decisions Para 2.8.1 of Planning Policy Wales (Edition 8, 2016) states: www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp

Any Questions? www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/ldp