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Torfaen & Blaenau Gwent Joint Local Development Plan

Welcome to the Blaenau Gwent & Torfaen Joint Local Development Plan

All Councils in Wales are legally required to produce a Local Development Plan (LDP) to guide the development and use of land and review / replace them every few years. An adopted LDP provides the policy framework for the determination of planning applications / appeals.

The Councils are preparing a new Joint Local Development Plan (JLDP) for Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen to supersede the existing Adopted LDPs for each County Borough.

The JLDP will help shape Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen to 2041 ensuring the right development happens in the right place at the right time.

The joint plan will seek to resolve inequalities across the joint plan area benefitting communities and the economy and setting out which areas need to be protected.

The area will have a stronger regional influence, strengthening our collective voice in regional and national forums and aligning with the Strategic Development Plan.   

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Check to see when you can get involved

View the indicative timescales for the new JLDP

When to get involved
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Register for updates and be consulted on the new Plan

Register to get involved, receive updates and be consulted on the new Plan, supplementary planning guidance, etc

Register to Get Involved
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View Supporting Documents

View a list of studies and documents that will be used to inform the new Plan.

Supporting Documents
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Candidate Sites

View latest information on the candidate site process

Candidate Sites

Blaenau Gwent CBC

01495 369668

Torfaen CBC

01633 648039
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