Planning Policy
Introduction
The Forward Planning team| is primarily responsible for the preparation, monitoring and review of the County Borough’s land use policies. The bulk of these are set out in a development plan, which is a fifteen-year framework for the development and use of land in Torfaen.
Other duties of the Forward Planning team| include:
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Providing policy advice to the Development Control team and other Council teams/departments;
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Engaging and advising the public on planning policy issues;
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Contributing to regional planning policy in areas such as waste management, minerals, housing, and strategic planning objectives;
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Contributing to national planning policy by responding to Welsh Assembly Government consultations;
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Responding to consultations on neighbouring planning authorities’ LDPs;
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Preparing Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) to accompany the development plan;
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Preparing Site Development Briefs;
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Collaborating with other Council teams/departments in the production of corporate studies and documents e.g. the Local Housing Market Assessment, the Empty Properties Strategy and the Homelessness Strategy
We welcome feedback on this website. Please email your comments and suggestions to ldp@torfaen.gov.uk|
Please note all documents within this area of the site are available to download in PDF format. If you cannot access the files, download a copy of Adobe Acrobat|.
Stop Press - Torfaen Local Development Plan
Due to the need to obtain further information to inform the Local Development Plan (LDP) process in relation to the future development of Cwmbran Town Centre, the Deposit LDP will now be reported to Full Council during September 2010. This will allow Members to be aware of all of the additional information that becomes available and enable them to make a fully informed decision in determining whether or not to approve the Deposit Plan for a 6-week consultation period. Providing the Deposit Plan is given formal Council approval during the September 2010, we now anticipate the Deposit LDP being advertised for a 6-week public consultation period during November 2010.