Register with Opus Consult(opens in new tab) to get involved, receive updates and be consulted on the new Plan, supplementary planning guidance, etc. View the Joint Local Development Plan Privacy Notice here.
For more information about how the new plan will be prepared, download the Welsh Government’s Development Plans Community Guide(opens in new tab) or the shorter Development Plans in Wales: A Quick Guide(opens in new tab).
The Councils will be undertaking a new ‘call for candidate sites exercise’ covering both Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen as part of the new plan process, anticipated in January 2027.
All studies, etc. that will be used to inform the new Plan are available on the Supporting Documents page.



