Replacement Local Development Plan Update

The best laid plans……..!!!

Progress on the replacement Local Development Plan (LDP) has not escaped the impact of Covid-19 but rest assured work is continuing. There will be a delay to the original timetable for getting the replacement LDP to adoption but the Council will keep you informed of every step along the way.

Covid-19 has impacted on the way we all live our lives and the Council needs to make sure that the LDP responds to this. Additional work is needed on things like how many and what type of new homes we may need, how much land for offices and other businesses and what role our town centres will have in the future.

The Council will have to revise the timetable, known as the Delivery Agreement, for preparing the replacement LDP. This will happen when there is a clearer idea of when the LDP can be progressed, and it will be consulted upon.

Many residents are interested in which candidate sites may be taken forward into the final plan. No recommendations have yet been made on any of the sites and this is not likely to happen for at least the next 6 months. This is frustrating for the Council as well as residents but it is important to be honest about the likely time frame.

The current LDP 2006 – 2021 will continue to be used past the end date of 2021. This will ensure that there are local policies in place to assess planning applications against until the replacement LDP is adopted.

All consultation stages will be well publicised but the best way of making sure that you stay in touch with what is happening with the LDP is to ask to be included on the LDP database. You can do this by emailing planningpolicy@denbighshire.gov.uk or by writing to LDP Team, PO Box 62, Ruthin, LL15 9AZ.