Evidence base
Legislation requires Local Development Plans (LDP) to be underpinned by a significant amount of gathered evidence, to ensure the plan is ‘sound’. In preparing the LDP, the Council will gather some information from existing sources, and will either carry out, or commission a significant amount of research and evidence based studies.
Information collected will be used to identify the key issues and challenges facing Neath Port Talbot, and will form the basis for policy development.
Informal Consultation on Key Issues, Vision, Objectives, Growth and Spatial options
As part of the evidence base for the RLDP, we held an informal consultation on our Key issues, Vision, Objectives, Growth and Spatial Options from 14th May 2024 to 5th June 2024.
Comments received during this informal consultation will help inform the RLDP’s Preferred Strategy.
Next step: Preferred Strategy Consultation
The LDP team is currently working on background evidence to produce the Preferred Strategy. The Preferred Strategy is the first formal consultation stage in the preparation of the RLDP. It is anticipated that consultation on the Preferred Strategy will take place late 2024.
Gypsy & Traveller Accommodation Assessment 2022
In accordance with Part 3 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 the Council has to undertake a new Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) to assess the future accommodation needs of the Gypsy and Traveller Community every 5 years. The GTAA 2022 identifies the requirement for additional site provision within Neath Port Talbot for permanent residential pitches and / or transit pitches in the short term and up to 2036. The Council has legal responsibilities and duties to provide suitable accommodation for Gypsy and Traveller families.
Following Ministerial approval on the 8th March 2024, The GTAA 2022 was formally published on the 6th June 2024.
This 2022 Study replaces the previous study that was undertaken in 2016.
The 2022 GTAA is available to download here and the Housing and Homelessness webpage.
Local Development Plan Review Report
The Publication of the Review Report
The existing Local Development Plan was adopted in January 2016. In accordance with guidance, as it is 4 years since the Plan was adopted the Council is now required to embark on a review of the Plan.
A full review of the current Neath Port Talbot LDP (2011-2026) commenced in January 2020 with the publication of the Draft Review Report, which provided an overview of the
key issues to be considered when taking the existing LDP
forward and set out areas where changes may be required. However, it does not detail changes that should be made to the plan, as the detail and extent of changes will be identified through the preparation of the Replacement Local Development Plan (RLDP).
The Draft Review Report was subject to a 6 week public consultation period from 3rd February to the 16th March 2020. The responses to the comments received were presented for consideration at a meeting of Full Council on 2nd July 2020; with members approving the final Review Report (July 2020) for publication.
The Review Report (July 2020) is available to view or download below:
For more information
For more information in regard to any aspect of the preparation of the LDP, you can contact the LDP Team direct either by telephone: [01639] 686821 or e-mail: ldp@npt.gov.uk