Green light for development plan consultation

Councillors in Denbighshire have approved plans to consult on the next stage of the Local Development Plan (LDP), a blueprint which guides development in the county over a 15 year period.

The eight week consultation will begin in October and  will take the form of public meetings, advertising in the press and radio, as well as consulting online on Denbighshire County Council’s website.

Following the last consultation, work has been undertaken to determine which of the three potential Key Strategic Sites (Rhyl Bodelwyddan and St Asaph) should go forward into the deposit LDP. A working Group has recommended that the site at Bodelwyddan goes forward as a mixed use site for consultation.

The Lower Growth Areas are recommended to be Rhyl, Prestatyn, St Asaph, Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen.  

Graham Boase, Head of Planning and Public Protection, said: “The council has already consulted widely every step of the way on the development of the LDP and this decision today signals another opportunity in the autumn for communities to have their say on the revised document

“The Local Development Plan takes into account a number of factors, including projected housing needs, well-planned employment sites, providing job opportunities, re-establishing Rhyl as a more attractive shopping centre, better use of the transport links, impact of developments on the Welsh language and culture, protecting existing open space, enhancing and sustaining tourism in the rural and coastal areas of the county.

“Residents in some communities have already had an input into the creation of the plan and the council is promising to consider all feedback received during the next round of consultation before the Plan is submitted to the Welsh Assembly Government.”

Details of consultation events will be announced later in the summer.