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Submitted Documents

The following documents comprise the Local Development Plan Evidence base and were submitted to the Welsh Government and the Planning Inspectorate on 3rd February 2012 for Examination of the LDP.


A copy of the submitted documents on CD disk is available on request from the Planning Policy Team. Hard copies of the documents are available for public inspection at the Planning Policy Offices,Municipal Offices, Civic Centre, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, NP23 6XB

Please note that the documents marked with a * are large documents and may take a few minutes to download

Main LDP Document

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD01 *Deposit Blaenau GwentLDP - Written Statement 2006 - 2021 March 2011
SD02a

*Deposit Blaenau Gwent LDP - Proposals Map

March 2011
SD02b Deposit Blaenau Gwent LDP - Proposals Map Key March 2011
SD02c *Deposit Blaenau Gwent LDP -Proposals Map (Whole of County Borough) March 2011
SD02d *Deposit Blaenau Gwent LDP -Proposals Map (Allocations and Alternative Sites- Whole of County Borough) July 2011
SD03a

*Deposit Blaenau Gwent LDP -Constraints Map

March 2011
SD03b

Deposit Blaenau Gwent LDP -Constraints Map Key

March 2011
SD04a *Sustainability Appraisal February 12
SD04b *Sustainability Appraisal Appendices February 12
SD04c Sustainability Appraisal - Non Technical Summary February 12
SD05 Habitat Regulation Assessment Screening Report of the DepositPlan April 2011
SD06

Habitat Regulation Assessment Appropriate Assessment of the Deposit Plan(amended following comments received at the Deposit Plan stage)

February 2012

SD07a

Consultation Report
(Including a statement of suggestedmain issues for consideration at the examination, soundness self assessment and report of representations)

February 2012
SD07b *Report of Representations February 12
SD08 Deposit Plan Representations June 2011
SD09 Alternative Site Representations June2011
SD10a Statement of Focussed Changes January 2012
SD10b Statement of Focussed Changes Addendum January 2012
SD11 Habitat Regulation Assessment Screening Report of Focussed Changes February 12
SD12 Delivery Agreement May 2007
SD13 Revised Delivery Agreement January 11
SD14 Countryside ˴Ƭ for Wales Statement of Common Ground February 12
SD15 Environment Agency Statement of Common Ground February 12

Pre-Deposit Participation Documents

Ref No Document Name

Date of
Production

SD16 Issues Paper July 2007
SD17 Issues Paper Report of Consultation September 2007
SD18 Draft Report of Consultation - Issues and Vision Workshop August 2007
SD19 Draft Report of Consultation - Vision and Strategy Options WorkshopOct 19 2007 March 2008
SD20 Draft Report of Consultation - Vision and Strategy OptionsWorkshop Nov 22 2007 March 2008
SD21 Draft Report of Consultation - Vision and Strategy Options Workshop Nov30 2007 March 2008
SD22 Visioning Report March 2008
SD23 Preferred Options Report March 2008
SD24 *Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and StrategicEnvironmental Assessment (SEA)Scoping Report November 2007


Pre Deposit Consultation Documents

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD25 *Blaenau Gwent Local Development Plan Draft Preferred Strategy November 2008
SD26 *Initial Sustainability Appraisal Report November 2008
SD27 The Habitat Regulation Assessment Screening Report November 2008
SD28 Regulation 15: Report of Consultation February 2009
SD29 Initial Consultation Report March 2011

Candidate Site Assessment Process Documents

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD30 Candidate Site Assessment Methodology March 2011
SD31 *Candidate Site Register November 2008

SD32a

Findings of the Candidate Site Assessment Process March 2011
SD32b *Appendix 1: Tredegar Sites March 2011
SD32c *Appendix 2: Ebbw Vale Sites March 2011
SD32d *Appendix 3: Upper Ebbw Fach Sites March 2011
SD32e *Appendix 4: Lower Ebbw Fach Sites March 2011
SD32f *Appendix 5: Settlement Boundary Review March 2011
SD33a *Alternative Site Register July 2011
SD33b Alternative Site Register Addendum July 2011

Supporting Documents

Ref No Document Name

Date of
Production

SD34 Site Descriptions March 2011
SD35 Holistic Regeneration Plan Ebbw Fawr December 2008
SD36 Holistic Regeneration Plan Upper Sirhowy December 2008
SD37 Holistic Regeneration Plan Upper Ebbw Fach December 2008
SD38 Holistic Regeneration Plan Lower Ebbw Fach December 2008

Background Papers

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD39 Draft Preferred Strategy Population andHousing Background Paper November 2008
SD40 Population and Housing Background Paper March 2011
SD41 Population and Housing Background Paper (Updated) February 2012
SD42 Affordable Housing Background Paper March 2011
SD43 Affordable Housing Background Paper (Updated) February 2012
SD44 Housing Delivery Paper February 2012
SD45 Draft Preferred Strategy Employment Background Paper November 2008
SD46 Employment Background Paper March 2011
SD47 RetailingBackground Paper March 2011
SD48 Retailing Background Paper (Updated) February 2012
SD49 Community Facilities Background Paper March 2011
SD50 Renewable Energy Assessment March 2011
SD51 Waste Background Paper March 2011
SD52 Minerals Background Paper March 2011
SD53 Minerals Background Paper (Updated) February 2012
SD54 Transport Background Paper March 2011
SD55 LeisureBackground Paper March 2011
SD56 Tourism Background Paper March 2011
SD57 Environment Background Paper March 2011
SD58 Environment Background Paper (Updated) February 2012

Masterplans

Ref No Document Name

Date of
Production

SD59a Ebbw Vale Sustainable Regeneration Framework April 2011
SD59b Ebbw Vale Sustainable Regeneration Framework Annex Documents A - H
SD60 'The Works' Masterplan 2007
SD61a Masterplan Design and Access Statement 'The Works' Update September 2010
SD61b Design Codes June 10

Housing

Ref No Document Name Dateof Production
SD62 Blaenau Gwent Local Housing Market Assessment January 2007
SD63 Blaenau Gwent Gypsy and Traveller Housing Needs Assessment 2007
SD64 Blaenau Gwent Gypsy and Traveller Housing Needs Assessment (Updated) September 2011
SD65 Housing Needs of Gypsies and Travellers 2008
SD66 Blaenau Gwent Local Housing Strategy – Quality Streets 2007-2012 2007
SD67 Joint Housing Land Availability Study 2009
SD68 Blaenau Gwent Empty Property Strategy 2009 - 2012 2009
SD69 Affordable Housing Viability Assessment 2010
SD70 Living Independently in the 21st Century October 2006
SD71 The National and Sub National Population Projections for Wales (WAG) 2005
SD72 Local Authority Population Projections for Wales (2006-based) (WAG) 2008
SD73 Local Authority Population Projections for Wales (2008-based) (WAG) 2010
SD74 Local Authority Household Projections for Wales (2006-based) (WAG) 2009
SD75 Local Authority Household Projections for Wales (2008-based) (WAG) 2010
SD76 South East Wales Regional Housing Market Study 2005

Employment

Ref No Document Name

Date of
Production

SD77 Employment Sites and Premises Study July 2007

Retailing

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD78 Ebbw Vale Retail Study (CACI) January 08
SD79 Ebbw Vale Festival Factory Outlet Centre (CACI) January 08
SD80 Tredegar Retail Study (CACI) January 08
SD81 Brynmawr Retail Study (CACI) January 08
SD82 Blaina Retail Study (CACI) October08
SD83 Abertillery Retail Study (CACI) January 08
SD84 Ebbw Vale Town Centre Urban Design Framework January 02
SD85a Final Draft of Town Links Study, Ebbw Vale May 08
SD85b Town Links Study, Ebbw Vale Appendices
SD86 Tredegar Townscape Initiative - Conservation Area Appraisal and Design Guide July 06
SD87 The Brynmawr Urban Design Strategy and Masterplan 2001
SD88 Brynmawr Town Centre Visioning Report for Link Sites October 08
SD89 Abertillery Regeneration Strategy November 06
SD90 Shopper Attitude Surveys 2008 - Ebbw Vale Report January 09
SD91 Shopper Attitude Surveys 2008 - Ebbw Vale Festival Factory Outlet Centre Report January 09
SD92 Shopper Attitude Surveys 2008 -Tredegar Report January 09
SD93 Shopper Attitude Surveys 2008 -Brynmawr Report January 09
SD94 Shopper Attitude Surveys 2008 -Abertillery Report January 09

Community Facilities

Ref No Document Name

Date of
Production

SD95 Schools Asset Management Plan 2007-2012 2007

Waste

Ref No Document Name Dateof
Production
SD96 South EastWales Regional Waste Plan 1st Review October 08
SD97 Blaenau Gwent WasteStrategy 'Stop WasteinTime' 2004

Minerals

Ref No Document Name Dateof
Production
SD98 South Wales Regional Aggregates Technical Statement October 08
SD99 Former Gwent Aggregates Safeguarding Study May 09


Transport

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD100 SouthEast Wales Transport Alliance - Regional Transport Plan (RTP) March 10
SD101 North Ebbw ValeHighway Study September 09
SD101a South Wales Parking Guidelines(Revised Edition) 1993

Leisure

Ref No Document Name Dateof
Production
SD102 Heads of the Valleys Greenspace Provision September 07
SD103 Sport and Active Living Strategy 2007
SD104 Review of Sport and Recreation Services July 09
SD105 Blaenau Gwent Play Strategy 2008
SD106 Providing Accessible Natural Greenspace in Towns and Cities (CCW) 2006

Tourism

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD107 Blaenau Gwent Tourism Strategy 2004
SD108 Blaenau Gwent Tourism Action Framework 2010-2015 2010
SD109 Blaenau GwentHeritage Strategy 2008

Environment

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD110 Proposals for Designation of Special Landscape Areas in Blaenau Gwent March 09
SD111 Development of Criteria for Special Landscape Area Designation for South East Wales Local Authorities 2007
SD112 Guidelines for the Selection of Wildlife Sites in South Wales 2004
SD113

Criteria for the Selection of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation in the County Boroughs of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf (the ‘Mid Valleys Area’)

2008
SD114 Contaminated Land Strategy Review 2003
SD115 Local Biodiversity Action Plan 2010
SD116

SEWSPG Habitat Regulation Assessment – A toolkit to support HRA Screening & Appropriate Assessment of Plans

September 08
SD117a Strategic Flood Consequence Assessment Stage 1 June 10
SD117b Strategic Flood Consequence Assessment Stage 2 January 11
SD117c Strategic Flood Consequence Assessment Stage 3 February 11
SD117d Preliminary Results of Hydraulic Modelling Study January 12
SD117e Stage 3 SFCA Six Bells Report February 12

Renewable Energy

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD118

Practice Guidance Planning for Renewable and Low Carbon Energy - A Toolkit for Planners

July 12


Other ˴Ƭ and Regional Studies and Strategies

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD119 “Turning Heads…” – A Strategy for the Heads of the Valleys 2020 June 06
SD120 Public Realm Design in the Heads of the Valleys: A Good Practice Guide December 08
SD121 Making a Difference – The Big 20 Year Plan for Blaenau Gwent 2010 to 2030 2010
SD122 Draft Healthier Future 3 – Blaenau Gwent Health, Social Care and Well-being Strategy 2011-2014 2011
SD123 Draft Children and Young People’s Plan 2011/14 – Working to Address Issues of Child Poverty 2011
SD124 Blaenau Gwent Regeneration Strategy and Action Plan – Draft First Revision December 10
SD125 Living in Blaenau Gwent Survey 2009
SD126 Health Impact Assessment March 11
SD127 Equalities Impact Assessment

March 11

SD127a Blaenau Gwent UnitaryDevelopment Plan Written Statement July 2006
SD127b Blaenau Gwent Unitary Development Plan ProposalsMap July 2006

Supplementary Planning Guidance

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD128 Planning Obligations April 11
SD129 A Model Design Guide for Wales - Residential Development March 05
SD129a Draft Supplementary PlanningGuidance - Access, Car Parking and Design April 2012
SD129b Draft Six Bells Colliery Site Development Brief July 2008

LDP Scrutiny, Executive and Full ˴Ƭ Committee Reports

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD130 LDP Scrutiny, Executive and Full ˴Ƭ Committee Reports Various

Supporting Documents included following Submission

Ref No Document Name Date of
Production
SD131 Focussed Changes Representation Register March 2012
SD132 Outline Planning Permission Decision Notices for the redevelopment of MU1
SD132a

TACP Drawing Figure 1B - Newbridge Construction Ltd Bryn Serth Redevelopment Indicative Layout

Contact Information

Name of Team: Planning Policy

Telephone Number (01495) 354740

Address:Municipal Offices, Civic Centre, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, NP23 6XB

Email:planningpolicy@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk