As you may be aware, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council began preparing a Revised Local Development Plan (RLDP) in September 2020.
Considerable work has been undertaken on the preparation of this RLDP since then and this throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic and the associated restrictions had a detrimental effect on the preparation of these initial stages of the revision.
As a result, regrettably, we have been unable to meet the deadline of publishing our Preferred Strategy of the RLDP in November 2021, as is set out in the formal Delivery Agreement. Solutions have been considered in depth to address this.
Proposed RCT Revised Local Development Plan 2022 – 2037
Accordingly, the most appropriate solution has been proposed (but not yet fully agreed by RCT), to stop the preparation of the current RLDP and to begin preparation of a new Revised LDP. This would have a 15-year plan period from 2022 to 2037.
In order to do this, we need to prepare a new Delivery Agreement. A Delivery Agreement sets out a timetable for the plans production, including when we will consult stakeholders at various stages and a Community Involvement Scheme, which tells you how we will consult you. We have prepared a Draft Delivery Agreement for the proposed RLDP 2022 – 2037.
We would welcome comments on any part of the Delivery Agreement over the next three weeks, and request that you please submit any comment by email to this address (LDP@rctcbc.gov.uk) by 5pm on the 23rd of February 2022.
The Draft Delivery Agreement can be viewed on our webpage at the following location:
www.rctcbc.gov.uk/RevisedLocalDevelopmentPlanConsultation
There is further information on that webpage on how we have reached this decision, along with some initial guidance on Candidate Sites and work done to date. This also sets out further decision making requirements.
If you no longer wish to be contacted about the Local Development Plan please email LDP@rctcbc.gov.uk to be removed from our consultation list. Please note being removed from this list means you will no longer be contacted about any aspect of the Local Development Plan.As you may be aware, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council began preparing a Revised Local Development Plan (RLDP) in September 2020.
Considerable work has been undertaken on the preparation of this RLDP since then and this throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the pandemic and the associated restrictions had a detrimental effect on the preparation of these initial stages of the revision.
As a result, regrettably, we have been unable to meet the deadline of publishing our Preferred Strategy of the RLDP in November 2021, as is set out in the formal Delivery Agreement. Solutions have been considered in depth to address this.