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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Local Development Plan 2011 –2026 Register of Alternative Sites January 2014 www.npt.gov.uk/ldp Contents 1 Register of Alternative Sites 1 2014) 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 What is an Alternative Site? 1 (January 1.3 The Consultation 1 Sites 1.4 Register of Alternative Sites 3 1.5 Consequential Amendments to the LDP 3 Alternative of 1.6 What Happens Next? 4 1.7 Further Information 4 Register - LDP APPENDICES Deposit A Register of Alternative Sites 5 B Site Maps 15 PART A: New Sites 15 Afan Valley 15 Amman Valley 19 Dulais Valley 21 Neath 28 Neath Valley 37 Pontardawe 42 Port Talbot 50 Swansea Valley 68 PART B: Deleted Sites 76 Neath 76 Neath Valley 84 Pontardawe 85 Port Talbot 91 Swansea Valley 101 PART C: Amended Sites 102 Neath 102 Contents Deposit Neath Valley 106 Pontardawe 108 LDP Port Talbot 111 - Register Swansea Valley 120 of PART D: Amended Settlement Limits 121 Alternative Afan Valley 121 Amman Valley 132 Sites Dulais Valley 136 (January Neath 139 2014) Neath Valley 146 Pontardawe 157 Port Talbot 159 Swansea Valley 173 1 . Register of Alternative Sites 1 Register of Alternative Sites 2014) 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 The Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Deposit Local Development (January Plan (LDP) was made available for public consultation from 28th August to 15th October Sites 2013. Responses to the Deposit consultation included a number that related to site allocations shown in the LDP. Alternative 1.1.2 In accordance with the requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Local of Development Plan) (Wales) Regulations 2005(1), the Council must now advertise and consult on any site allocation representation (or Alternative Sites) received as soon as Register reasonably practicable following the close of the Deposit consultation period. - 1.2 What is an Alternative Site? LDP 1.2.1 'Alternative Sites' are not Council proposed sites. They are sites that were Deposit submitted by individuals or organisations during consultation on the Deposit LDP which they consider should either be: Allocated in the Plan (i.e. a new site); Removed from the Plan (i.e. a deleted site); or Altered in some way (i.e. an amended site). 1.2.2 It is important to stress that the Council is not promoting these sites, at this time they only represent the views of the individuals or organisations who submitted them. 1.3 The Consultation 1.3.1 The purpose of the consultation is: To enable the general public and interested parties to submit comments to an Alternative Site representation submitted as part of the consultation into the Deposit LDP; To help assess whether any new sites should be included in the LDP as a result of representations made to the Deposit LDP; and To enable the Inspector to be confident that everyone affected has had the 1 opportunity to comment before he/she makes any recommended change to the LDP. 1 Regulations 20 & 21 - The Town and Country Planning (Local Development Plan) (Wales) Regulations 2005. 1 . Register of Alternative Sites Deposit 1.3.2 The consultation period will run for 6 weeks, starting on Tuesday 28th January and ending at midnight on Monday 10th March 2014. LDP 1.3.3 Comments can be submitted: - Register Directly Online at: www.npt.gov.uk/ldp/consultation of Alternative 1.3.4 Alternatively: Sites (January By E-mail to: [email protected] 2014) By Post to: Nicola Pearce Head of Planning, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, The Quays, Brunel Way, Baglan Energy Park, Neath, SA11 2GG. 1.3.5 Comments via E-mail or Post will need to be submitted using the 'Alternative Site Representation Form'. Copies of the form are available on request or an editable version is available to download from the Council's website: www.npt.gov.uk/ldp 1.3.6 It should be noted that comments received cannot be treated as confidential. All comments will be made available for public inspection and placed on the Council's website. 2 1.3.7 The deadline for comments is midnight on Monday 10th March 2014. Comments received after the deadline will not be accepted. 1 . Register of Alternative Sites 1.4 Register of Alternative Sites 2014) 1.4.1 The Register, which compiles details of all Alternative Site representations received during the consultation on the Deposit LDP, is divided into the following four parts: (January PART A: New Sites - those representations proposing a new site for a particular Sites use or type of development; PART B: Deleted Sites - those representations seeking the removal of a site Alternative of allocated for a particular type of development in the Deposit LDP; PART C: Amended Sites - those representations seeking to amend the boundaries Register - of sites allocated for a particular use or type of development in the Deposit LDP; and LDP PART D: Amended Settlement Limits - those representations seeking to amend Deposit the settlement limits as identified in the Deposit LDP either by including additional land within the settlement limit or conversely, excluding an area of land currently identified within the settlement limit. 1.4.2 The Council has identified the Alternative Sites contained in the register on the basis of the information submitted by those individuals and organisations that have made representations to the Deposit LDP. In a limited number of cases, the information provided by those making representations has been vague. The Council has made every effort to accurately identify the site; however where this has not been possible, the site has been identified on the limited information provided. 1.5 Consequential Amendments to the LDP 1.5.1 A number of Alternative Site representations may lead to consequential amendments required in other areas of the Plan. 1.5.2 For example, a representation has been submitted seeking the allocation of land for residential development at Bryncoch Farm, Neath. The site is identified in the Deposit LDP as being outside the defined settlement limit and within an area designated as a Green Wedge. Were the Inspector to decide that the site should be allocated for residential use, there would be consequential amendments required to the settlement limit and Green Wedge policies. 1.5.3 It should be noted that such consequential changes have not been specifically included in the Register. In order to identify the potential consequential amendments 3 that may arise following the consideration of the Alternative Site representations, it is advisable to check the Deposit LDP Proposals Map. 1 . Register of Alternative Sites Deposit 1.6 What Happens Next? LDP 1.6.1 Following close of the consultation, the Deposit LDP, along with all comments received during the consultation stages, will be submitted to the Welsh Government - Register who will appoint a Planning Inspector to carry out an independent Examination of the Plan in public. of 1.6.2 The Examination in Public is anticipated to take place in November 2014. Alternative 1.6.3 Whilst the Council will inform the Inspector of its views on the issues raised through the consultation, it is important to note that it will only be the Inspector who will Sites determine whether any amendments should be made to the Deposit Plan. (January 1.7 Further Information 2014) 1.7.1 For more information in regard to any aspect of the preparation of the LDP, please contact the LDP Team either by e-mail: [email protected] or telephone: [01639] 686821. 1.7.2 Alternatively you can write to us using the address above. 4 A . Register of Alternative Sites A Register of Alternative Sites 2014) PART A: New Sites (January Alternative Electoral Site Name Proposed Alternative Page Site Ref: Ward Use No: Sites AFAN VALLEY AS(N) 1 Cymmer Land adjacent to Travancore, Pentwyn Road, Residential 15 Alternative Cynonville Development of AS(N) 2 Pelenna Land at the former Barracks Site, Residential 16 Pontrhydyfen Development Register - AS(N) 3 Pelenna Land to the East of Tonmawr RFC Club Residential 17 House Development LDP AS(N) 4 Pelenna Land to the South of Tonmawr Road, Residential 18 Tonmawr Development Deposit AMMAN VALLEY AS(N) 5 Gwaun Cae Land to the rear of Upper Coelbren Road, Residential 19 Gurwen Gwaun Cae Gurwen Development AS(N) 6 Lower Forge Washery Site, Lower Brynamman Residential 20 Brynamman Development DULAIS VALLEY AS(N) 7 Crynant Land at the former Blaenant Colliery, Crynant Residential 21 Development AS(N) 8 Crynant Land at the former Blaenant Colliery, Crynant Tourism Development 22 AS(N) 9 Crynant Land at the former Blaenant Colliery, Crynant Mixed Use 23 Regeneration AS(N) 10 Onllwyn Camnant Road, Banwen (Site 1) Residential 24 Development AS(N) 11 Onllwyn Camnant Road, Banwen (Site 2) Residential 25 Development AS(N) 12 Onllwyn Land at Moorlands, Dyffryn Cellwen Residential 26 Development AS(N) 13 Onllwyn Golwg-y-Bryn, Pantyffordd, Seven Sisters Residential 27 Development NEATH 5 AS(N) 14 Aberdulais Land at Main Road, Cilfrew, Neath Residential 28 Development AS(N) 15 Aberdulais Land at New Road, Cilfrew, Neath Residential 29 Development AS(N) 16 Aberdulais Land at Ynysygerwyn Farm, Aberdulais Residential 30 Development A . Register of Alternative Sites Deposit AS(N) 17 Bryncoch North Bryncoch Farm, Bryncoch Residential 31 Development LDP AS(N) 18 Cimla Land to the rear of Greenwood Drive, Cimla Residential 32 Development - Register AS(N) 19 Coedffranc Land at Maes Y Gwilog Farm, Crymlyn Road, Residential 33 West Skewen Development of Alternative AS(N) 20 Neath South Tudor Inn, Cae Rhys Ddu, Cimla Residential 34 Development AS(N) 21 Tonna Land at Cydgoed Quarry, Tonna (Site 2) Residential 35 Development