Replacement Torfaen Local Development Plan

All councils are required to produce a Local Development Plan (LDP) to guide the development and use of land.

Every 15 years, the LDP needs to be replaced with a new one.

As part of the process, the Torfaen LDP was reviewed in 2017, and it was decided it needed to be revised. Read the Torfaen LDP Review Report.

The replacement plan will set out local planning policy until 2037.

The existing LDP will continue to provide the policy framework for the determination of planning applications until it is replaced by the new plan.

RDLP timetable

A timetable for the process – known as a Delivery Agreement - has been approved:

December 2017 - April 2018 - Review the current Local Development Plan
November 2024 - Produce, submit and approve Delivery Agreement
May -September 2025 - Review and update the evidence that will be used in the plan
August -October 2025 - Stakeholder engagement on strategic options
October 2025 - Completion of Preferred Strategy
November / December 2025 - Consultation on Preferred Strategy
January - October 2026 - Preparation of Deposit Plan
November / December 2026 - Consultation on Deposit Plan
January 2028 - Submission to the Welsh Government
April / May 2028 - RLDP examined by independent planning inspector
November 2028 - Council receives inspector’s report
December 2028 - Replacement Local Development Plan adopted

For more information about Delivery Agreements, download the Welsh Government’s Development Plans in Wales: A Quick Guide

This sets out how we will involve local communities in the development of the RLDP.

To help residents take an active part we will ensure the process, and the plan, is:

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During consultations you can view documents at Blaenavon, Cwmbran or Pontypool customer centres.

Last Modified: 11/04/2025

For more information contact:

Planning Policy and Implementation

Tel: 01633 648039 / 648140