Decision details

Following Council’s approval of the Delivery Agreement (DA) for the Revised Local Development Plan (LDP), for Rhondda Cynon Taf in November 2019, the Director, Prosperity and Development sought Cabinet approval for an amended DA, which proposes a postponement of the official start date by 3 months, to start in September 2020.

Members were informed that due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it had not been possible to formally start the preparation as set out in the original DA and the ability to successfully procure external consultants to undertake key pieces of evidence base work had been compromised andit had not been possible to commit to early engagement with the public and other stakeholders in the process.

The Cabinet Member for Enterprise, Development and Housing voiced his support for the amended DA, acknowledging that the impact of Covid-19 had been prevalent across all Council services.

The Cabinet RESOLVED:

1.    To approve the proposed amended DA for the Revised LDP for Rhondda Cynon Taf. This outlines the revised timetable and method of community involvement and engagement for the revision preparation process; and

2.    That, Once Full Council approval is subsequently sought, the DA will then be submitted to Welsh Government for approval.