Local Development Plan (LDP) Update

All Councils in Wales are expected by law to produce Local Development Plans which guides development in their county. All plans must be monitored annually and reviewed every four years.

Work is still progressing on the replacement LDP but it has been significantly impacted by a number of things that are causing delays. These include the Covid 19 pandemic and changes in National policy and guidance that require additional work to be done.

One of the key areas of additional work is in relation to flood risk. Until this work is completed the Council cannot progress the LDP strategy or complete the assessments of candidate sites submitted for consideration. It is appreciated that everyone is keen to see the results of site assessments but due to the on-going work, reporting on candidate sites assessments will not take place until summer 2022 at the earliest. All of the candidate sites will be reported on together and the Council will not be providing updates on individual sites before this.

The current LDP will remain in place and will be the plan and policies that all planning applications are assessed against until the replacement LDP is adopted. A revised timetable that sets out how and when the Council will consult on the replacement LDP will be available later this year.

If you want to be kept up to date with progress on the replacement LDP please contact the Strategic Planning and Housing Team via planningpolicy@denbighshire.gov.uk with your details.