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Joint Local Development Plan (Anglesey and Gwynedd)

All Local Planning Authorities must prepare a Local Development Plan. Once adopted, decisions about planning applications must be made in accordance with it, unless there is material consideration indicating otherwise. It will replace the current adopted development plan.

Gwynedd Council and the Isle of Anglesey County Council have decided to prepare a Joint Local Development Plan for Anglesey and the Gwynedd Local Planning Authority Area.

A LDP is a land use development strategy for a period of 15 years which concentrates on sustainable development. It will aim to achieve the following:

  • Guide the development of housing, retail, employment and other uses
  • Include policies which will aid the Local Planning Authority’s decision with regard to planning applications
  • Protect areas to ensure the maintenance and enrichment of the natural and built environment

The details below outline the key stages and documents required as part of the process of preparing the Joint LDP. The Plan was adopted on 31 July 2017.

Delivery Agreement

Details

This is the first stage in the process of preparing the JLDP. The current Delivery Agreement is split into two sections, the timetable and the Statement of Community Involvement. The Statement ensures that members of the public along with key stakeholders are part of the process of preparing the Plan.

Status

The current Delivery Agreement was approved by Gwynedd Council on the 3 March 2016 and by the Isle of Anglesey County Council on the 10 March 2016.  Here is a copy of a letter from the Welsh Government, which supports the revised timetable. 

Gathering background information

It is imperative that the Plan, in terms of its policies and proposals, is based on a sound and credible evidence base and that it has also considered local, regional and national policies, plans and strategies. The results of the information gathering wil be recorded in Topic and background Papers. Supporting documents will be regularly updated.

Status
On going process

Developing the Vision Objectives and Strategic Options

A full version along with a booklet version of the document were published during a public engagement period in 2011/2012. The document recognises some of the key issues that the Plan must tackle, drafted a possible vision, identified possible strategic objectives, and suggested strategic growth and distribution options.

Status
Has been undertaken 2011/2012

Preferred Strategy Document

This document provides an outline of the plan’s vision, objectives and the Preferred Strategy. This stage is a key stage for members of the public along with other stakeholders to comment on the Plan.

Status
Public consultation period 9 May 2013 until 27 June 2013.

Deposit Plan

This is the full version of the JLDP. Producing the Deposit Plan will take the comments received during the consultation period for the ‘Preferred Strategy’ document into consideration.

Status

Public consultation period ended 31 March 2015.

Independent Examination

Status
March 2016

Inspector’s Report

On the 30 June 2017 the Council received the Inspector’s Report on the Examination into the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan. The Inspectors concluded that, subject to the changes set out in Appendix A and B of the Report, the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local development Plan 2011 – 2026 is sound. The Inspector’s Report is available to view below. Publication of the Report concludes the Examination process.

The Inspector’s Report is binding and the Council will now incorporate the changes specified. As required by the Local Development Plan Regulations (2005) (as amended), the Council will make arrangements to adopt the Joint Local Development Plan within 8 weeks of receiving the Report.

Appendix A – Schedule of Matters Arising Changes (NMC)

Appendix B – Schedule of Inspector’s Matters Arising Changes (INMC) 

Adoption

On the 28th July 2017 Gwynedd Council decided to adopt the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan. The Isle of Anglesey County Council decided to adopt the Plan on 31st July 2017. Therefore the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan (Joint LDP) was adopted on the 31st July 2017. The Joint LDP became operative on its adoption and supersedes the following plans and interim policies:

 Isle of Anglesey County CouncilGwynedd Local Planning Authority Area 
 • Gwynedd Structure Plan (1993) • Gwynedd Unitary Development Plan (2009)
 • Anglesey Local Plan (1996)  
 • Anglesey Unitary Development Plan (stopped) (2005)  
 • Interim Planning Policy:  Large Sites (2011)  
 • Interim Planning Policy:  Rural Clusters (2011)  

The Joint LDP will be the basis for decisions on land use planning in the Gwynedd Local Planning Authority area and Anglesey and will be used by the Councils to guide and manage new development proposals.

Joint LDP Adoption documents:

A final version of the Joint LDP will be published electronically in due course.  In the interim, the Council prepared a composite version of the Adopted Joint LDP, incorporating the Inspector’s recommended changes (including consequential changes required in terms of policy and paragraph numbering).

The adopted Joint Local Development Plan documents:

 

Adopted Joint Local Development Plan - Written Statement (composite version)

 

Adopted Joint Local Development Plan - Inset Maps (composite version)

 

Adopted Joint Local Development Plan - Proposals Maps (composite version)

 

Adopted Joint Local Development Plan - Constraints Maps (composite version)

 

Arrangements are being made to provide hard copies of the composite version of the Adopted Joint LDP, Adoption Statement, the Sustainability Appraisal Report and the Habitat Regulations Assessment Report in the public libraries in Gwynedd and Anglesey and the Council’s main offices.

Monitoring and Review

Following adoption of the JLDP it will be necessary for the Councils to prepare an ‘Annual Monitoring Report’ to the Welsh Government. The purpose of the ‘Annual Monitoring Report’ is to consider how successful the JLDP has been in meeting the Plan’s objectives. A review of the Plan will have to take place at least every four years.

Status
April 2020

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