Planning Policy Working Group’s Comments Sample Clauses

Planning Policy Working Group’s Comments. 3.7.1 The Delivery Agreement along with the accompanying Consultation Report were presented to a meeting of the Planning Policy Working Group which was held on January 26, 2024. As part of the discussion, the following issues were raised:- i. It was questioned why some community initiatives have been listed in Appendix 6, and others excluded. ii. Following comments received as part of the public consultation period, it was questioned if it would be possible to amend the soundness tests associated with the preparation of the Local Development Plan to ensure that consideration of impact on the Welsh language was part of the tests. 3.7.2 The following response was provided:- i. Cymunedoli has been identified as a non-statutory stakeholder listed in Appendix 6 of the Delivery Agreement. Cymunedoli is a network of community initiatives and businesses and are therefore used as a central point of contact between the Council and the community initiatives in the preparation of the Plan. However, it is agreed that it would be useful to include details of all the community initiatives as non-statutory stakeholders and on our contacts database. Therefore, Appendix 6 of the Delivery Agreement has been amended accordingly. ii. Section 64(2) of the 2004 Act4 states that LPAs should not submit LDPs unless they consider the Plan is ready for inspection. This means that 'unsound' plans should not be submitted for inspection. The LPA will need to show that the plan meets the three soundness tests set out in Table 27 of the Local Development Plans Manual. The questions listed under each test will be ones the Inspector will consider in determining whether the Plan is sound. It is noted that the comment received relates to and includes a reference towards ensuring that consideration has been given to the impact of the LDP on the Welsh language. The purpose of the tests is to assess if the LDP is doing what it has set out to do. The purpose of the tests is not to assess the impact of the plan in detail, nor to look at aspects specifically affected. If there is a question specifically on one aspect this can lead to the loss of an accurate assessment of the impact as a whole. Several important aspects can be the subject of a specific question to measure and adding one on Welsh language can lead to a desire to add other aspects. It is felt that adding a specific question on the impact of the LDP on the Welsh language may not be the best way to assess the impact as the impact on the...