1 Vale of Glamorgan Deposit Replacement Local Development Plan
The Deposit Replacement Local Development Plan (RLDP) is the next formal stage in the development plan preparation process. It expands on the Preferred Strategy, which was subject to public consultation between December 2023 and February 2024. It sets out an overall Strategy, allocates land for a range of and uses and sets out policies aimed at guiding development and framing Development Management decision making. It has been informed by an extensive evidence base, including a series of background papers and supporting reports, as well as an Integrated Sustainability Appraisal (ISA).
Have Your Say on the Deposit RLDP
This consultation on the Deposit RLDP is a key step in planning for the future of the Vale of Glamorgan. It provides an opportunity for residents and stakeholders to have their say on the land use planning policies and proposals that will shape the development of communities in the Vale in the period up to 2036.
The statutory consultation period will take place between 28th January 2026 and 11th March 2026. The closing date for the submission of comments is 23:55 on 11th March 2026. Any comments received after the stated closing date and time will not be considered.
The Deposit RLDP and all supporting documents are available to view on the Council’s website and copies of the Deposit Plan have been placed in all Council run libraries and the Council’s main Civic Offices.
How to Comment on the Deposit RLDP
Comments on the Deposit RLDP consultation can be made in the following ways:
- Using the online consultation portal:
The Council encourages responses to be made via its online consultation portal, which includes features to help you comment, as well as the function to save and review consultation responses prior to final submission.
To submit an online response to the Deposit Plan consultation, you will need to either log into your existing account (if you made representations at the Preferred Strategy stage or registered your interest) or set up a new account and follow the Guidance Notes available on the web site. You can use the online consultation portal to read and comment on the Deposit RLDP and supporting documentation. The online consultation portal can be accessed at: https://valeofglamorgan.oc2.uk
- Email: Please complete the consultation form available at https://valeofglamorgan.oc2.uk and send it to: LDP@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
- Post: The comment form may be printed, completed and returned to the LDP team at: The Planning Policy Team, Vale of Glamorgan Council, Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry CF63 4RU
The Deposit RLDP consultation comment form is available in other formats on request e.g. Welsh or large print. Please contact the LDP Team at LDP@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk or at the above address.
What Will Happen After the Consultation?
Once the consultation closes the Council will carefully consider the responses received and prepare a Consultation Report which will set out who was consulted, the key issues raised and how the Council considers each representation should be addressed.
The Plan and its supporting documentation, including the Consultation Report, will be considered by Full Council for approval to submit it to the Welsh Government, who will arrange for an independent Planning Inspector to be appointed to examine the Plan.
The Planning Inspector will consider whether the Plan is fit for purpose by assessing it against three tests of soundness:
- Test 1: Does the plan fit?
- Test 2: Is the plan appropriate?
- Test 3: Will the plan deliver?
A series of Hearing sessions will be held to examine any matters that the Inspector requires further clarification on. The Inspector will consider the written representations that have been made to the Deposit Plan but those who have made representations will also have the right to be heard at an Examination Hearing.
Following the Hearing sessions, the Inspector will prepare a report which considers the issues raised. If a Plan is found sound subject to changes, the Inspector’s report will identify binding recommendations. Recommendations may consist of redrafted text, the omission of a policy or section of text (or the inclusion of a new one), or changes to the Proposals Map, provided what remains comprises a sound plan when read as a whole.
Following receipt of the Inspector’s report, the Council will be in a position to adopt the RLDP, which will replace the existing adopted Local Development Plan 2011-2026, and it will become the framework against which decisions on planning applications within the Vale of Glamorgan are made.
