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What is the Local
Development Plan?
• An LDP is a Land Use Planning
Document.
• When it is adopted it will form the basis of
all planning decisions.
• The LDP is one of the 4 key salutatory
documents that the Council has to
produce.
• It will impact on everyone who lives,
works, visits and invests in Swansea.

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The Key Features
• The LDP is based on a solid evidence base
(unlike previous plans).
• The LDP must be extensively consulted on, and
appropriate community consultation is essential.
• Four year process – the previous plan took 10
years!
• Essential to work with other Council
departments (it is Corporate ∴ = EVERYONE)
and Key Stakeholders (CCW, DCWW, EAW
etc)
• Must be found ‘Sound’ by a WAG appointed
independent inspector from the Planning
Inspectorate.

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The Key Features

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The New Process – The Local
Development Plan
• The Delivery Agreement
• A statutory duty on Sustainable
Development
• Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic
Environmental Assessment/Habitats
Regulations Assessment
• Examination of the Plan and Testing
its ‘Soundness’
• Binding Inspectors’ Reports
• Annual Monitoring and Review

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The LDP Cycle

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So how is all this achieved?
LDP Preparation (2009 - 2014)Key Stages:
1. Delivery Agreement, Supplementary
Planning Guidance, Evidence
Gathering, SEA Scoping, HRA
2/3. Plan Preparation, Public Participation &
Consultation on Strategic Options,
Preferred Strategy, Candidate Sites,
SEA
4. Publish, Consider Representations
5. Independent Examination
6. Inspector’s Report
7. Adoption
8. Annual Monitoring & Review
Dates
2009/10
2010/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014
2014
Dates from the LDP Delivery Agreement

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The Delivery Agreement
• Delivery Agreement is
a timetable for
completion of the LDP.
It was agreed by
Council on 10th
September 2009
• WAG Approved the
Delivery Agreement on
the 29th
October 2009
• Formal start date of the
LDP was Monday 2nd
August 2010

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Now and the Next 12 Months:
The main tasks:
- Candidate Sites Process
- Sustainability
Appraisal/Strategic
Environmental Assessment
Scoping (SA/SEA)
- Health Impact Assessment
(HIA)
- Stakeholder Involvement

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Where do YOU, the CoP
member, fit in?
• We need to consult you!
– You need to tell us how land use can help
your field of work.
• We need you to get involved!
– Information sharing
– Data collection
– Contributing to the SA/SEA and HIA

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Contact us with your thoughts,
questions or comments:
Planning Policy Team
Room 2.6.2 Civic Centre
E-mail: ldp@swansea.gov.uk
Tel: 01792 635744
Website: www.swansea.gov.uk/ldp