Agenda a Chofnodion

Derbyn datganiadau o fuddiannau personol gan Aelodau, yn unol â'r Cod Ymddygiad.

Nodwch:

1.      Mae gofyn i Aelodau ddatgan rhif a phwnc yr eitem y mae eu buddiant yn ymwneud ag ef a mynegi natur y buddiant personol hwnnw; a

2.    Lle bo Aelodau'n ymneilltuo o'r cyfarfod o ganlyniad i ddatgelu buddiant sy'n rhagfarnu, rhaid iddyn nhw roi gwybod i'r Cadeirydd pan fyddan nhw'n gadael.

RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the RLDP Members Steering Group on the 24^th January 2023 as an accurate reflection of the meeting.

Cadarnhau cofnodion o gyfarfod y Cabinet a gynhaliwyd ar 24 Ionawr 2023 yn rhai cywir.

n accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct, there were no declarations made pertaining to the agenda

Derbyn gwybodaeth am y Cynllun Datblygu Lleol Diwygiedig (CDLlD) gan y Rheolwr Gwasanaethau Datblygu (Polisi Cynllunio) mewn perthynas â’r meysydd canlynol:

1. Materion y CDLlD
2. Amcanion y CDLlD
3. Gweledigaeth y CDLlD
4. Opsiwn Twf
5. Hierarchaeth Aneddiadau

            The Service Director Democratic Services & Communications welcomed

Members and Officers to the meeting and he added that this was an opportune time to go through the key issues that the Planning Policy Team have been working on. At this point he handed over to the Planning Policy Team and advised that any ‘next steps’ can be looked at after the presentation.

The Planning Policy Team Leader set out the vision for the plan, explaining that a positive, aspirational statement that is in line with those plans that affect RCT is required.  She added that a number of consistent themes have emerged from meetings with stakeholders, such as health, cohesive communities and climate change and as such these have been incorporated.

The Planning Policy Team Leader welcomed any views on the vision contained within the presentation and asked “Is this where you’d like to see RCT by 2037?”. Members provided their comments on the vision and the following comments were provided:

Councillor Hughes felt that the Vision was ‘very wordy’ and queried whether it could be simplified or sit under something else?

Councillor R Williams asked whether the Vision could be set out in bullet points to make it clearer.

Councillor D Grehan agreed that bullet points would enhance the content and added that the economy is so important, as are the green spaces and it all needs to be incorporated into the Vision.

Councillor Powell noted that whilst the aspirations are worthy, it seems like “déjà vu” adding that a well-connected transport system has not been achieved to date and certainly not in the last 25 years.  Councillor Powell asked whether it could be reworded slightly to reflect this, and he also questioned whether “sustainable transport” means public transport, and if so he stated that this is admirable.  Councillor Powell also agreed with the need to format the content with bullet points.

The Planning Policy Team Leaderthanked Members for their contributions and assured them that the team will try to make the Vision more appropriate.  She added “Is there anything that you feel is most important out of these aspirations?”

Councillor G Hughes replied that high quality homes, services and facilities were fundamental, and it was suggested that the Council should go for the antithesis of poverty and instead focus on prosperity. The Planning Policy Team Leader explained that alongside the Vision, key issues need to be identified which has been achieved in conjunction with Councillors, officers and other stakeholders.  In addition, much has been done with public consultation such as the Council’s “Let’s Talk” page which will remain live until 21^st March. 

The Planning Policy Team Leader explained that 86 issues have been identified (from over a thousand individual responses). These have been turned into objectives and it was agreed that the list of objectives would be circulated following the meeting.

Councillor D Grehan stated that many people from Tonyrefail have been in touch about green spaces, which are really important.

Councillor M Powell encouraged the sharing  ...  view the full Cofnodion text for item 16.

The Development Services Manager (Planning Policy) explained the slide and its content and how this sets out how the above key areas of Spatial and Growth options along with the Settlement Hierarchy would be brought together to form a coherent Preferred Strategy. He added that further analysis of Candidate Sites are required to ensure that this could be achieved on the ground in terms of deliverable land for development.

However, the Development Services Manager advised that some of these decisions are hampered by issues such as National Flooding policy, proposed changes to National Biodiversity policy, the National Roads Review, Neighbouring Authority LDP uncertainty, increased pressure from Primary Healthcare. He added that it may be that the Preferred Strategy needs to take advantage of the allowed 3 months slippage period to the agreed preparation timetable to resolve these matters.

The Development Services Manager (Planning Policy) assured the Steering Group that the Planning Policy Team would circulate the information from today’s meeting, including the extra objectives and issues raised through the discussions.

In conclusion, the Development Services Manager (Planning Policy) thanked Members for their valuable contributions to the discussions.