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天涯社区 Local Development Plan consultation
Published: 23/11/2017
天涯社区 is preparing a Local Development Plan for the County
and has released an important document for consultation, which is the LDP
Preferred Strategy. The LDP, when finalised, will provide land use planning
guidance for the period from 2015 to 2030.
The Preferred Strategy follows on from the previous consultations -
particularly relating to Strategic Growth and Spatial Options. It presents the
preferred approach on how much the County will grow by and how development will
be broadly distributed across the County.
The Preferred Strategy provides for the creation of 8,000 鈥� 10,000 jobs and the
provision of 6,950 new homes. The Plan also has a total portfolio of 223
hectares of employment land. A range of 16 strategic policies provides
guidance on a range of topics including housing, employment, infrastructure and
the environment.
It includes two strategic mixed use sites at Warren Hall, Broughton, and
Northern Gateway, Deeside, which are important in delivering future economic
growth, given the wider sub-regional importance of the 天涯社区 economy.
The consultation also provides the opportunity for interested parties to
comment on the Council鈥檚 preliminary assessment as to whether candidate sites
broadly fit in with the Preferred Strategy. There is also an opportunity for
interested parties to put forward new or 鈥榓lternative鈥� sites for consideration
as part of the consultation exercise.
The Council is seeking views on the Preferred Strategy to finalise it, before
moving on to prepare the detailed Deposit LDP which will contain detailed
policies, proposals, maps and housing allocations.
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Planning and Public Protection,
Councillor Chris Bithell, said:
鈥淭he process of identifying housing allocations is always difficult and emotive
but the Plan has to make provision for new housing developments to meet the
County鈥檚 needs. The role and value of the Preferred Strategy is to ensure that
it provides a logical basis on which to develop the detailed plan, in order to
bring forward housing developments in sustainable locations.鈥�
For the first time, this consultation uses an on-line consultation system which
enables interested parties to view and comment on the main Preferred Strategy
document online. The Council is keen to encourage the use of this easy and
direct method of commenting on the Plan.
路 The Council has a statutory duty to prepare a Local Development Plan
路 The consultation exercise runs for a 6 week period and comments must be
submitted by 5.00pm on Thursday 21 December
路 The Preferred Strategy can be viewed on the website
www.flintshire.gov.uk/ldp/preferredstrategy
路 The Preferred Strategy is accompanied by a range of supporting background
papers and other documents which are also available on the website
路 Comments can be made using the on-line consultation portal, by e-mail, using
the comments form or in writing
Any queries can be directed to 01352 703213 or
developmentplans@flintshire.gov.uk