Conwy Deposit Local Development Plan 2007 – 2022 (Revised edition 2011) REVISED BACKGROUND PAPER 1 – SUBMISSION Related Plans and Strategies August 2012 This document is available to view and download on the Council’s web-site at: www.conwy.gov.uk/ldp . Copies are also available to view at main libraries and Council offices and can be obtained from the Planning Policy Service, 26 Castle Street, Conwy LL32 8AY or by telephoning (01492) 575461. If you would like to talk to a planning officer working on the Local Development Plan about any aspect of this document please contact the Planning Policy Service on (01492) 575181 / 575124 / 575445 / 575447. If you would like an extract or summary of this document on cassette, in large type, in Braille or any other format, please call the Planning Policy Service on (01492) 575461. CONTENTS Page 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 5 2. Local context................................................................................................................. 5 3. The LDP vision .............................................................................................................. 7 4. Summary of main issues.............................................................................................. 8 5. The LDP objectives ..................................................................................................... 12 6. National plans and strategies .................................................................................... 14 6.1 Wales Spatial Plan 2008 Update .................................................................................. 14 6.2 Planning Policy Wales Edition 4, February 2011 .......................................................... 20 6.3 Minerals Planning Policy Wales .................................................................................... 22 6.4 Technical Advice Note 5- Nature Conservation and Planning 2009.............................. 23 6.5 Technical Advice Note 6 Sustainable Rural Communities 2010 ................................... 25 6.6 Technical Advice Note 8 – Renewable Energy 2005 .................................................... 26 6.7 Technical Advice Note 12 – Design 2009 ..................................................................... 27 6.8 Technical Advice Note 15 – Development and Flood Risk 2004................................... 29 6.9 Technical Advice Note 22- Planning for Sustainable Buildings 2010 ............................ 30 6.10 Summary of other Technical Advice Notes (TAN’s) ...................................................... 33 6.11 The Wales Transport Strategy ...................................................................................... 39 6.12 Walking and Cycling Strategy for Wales ....................................................................... 40 6.13 Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 ............................................................. 41 6.14 Wise About Waste: The National Waste Strategy for Wales 2002................................ 42 6.15 Towards Zero Waste ‘One Wales: One Planet’ 2010.................................................... 45 6.16 Welsh Coastal Tourism Strategy (September 2008)..................................................... 47 6.17 Wales Coastal Access Improvement Programme......................................................... 51 6.18 Environment Strategy for Wales ................................................................................... 52 6.19 The Strategy for Older People in Wales 2008-2013...................................................... 54 7. Regional plans and strategies ................................................................................... 54 7.1 North Wales Regional Planning Guidance 2002 ........................................................... 54 7.2 North Wales Development Strategy.............................................................................. 57 7.3 North Wales Tourism Strategy 2010 - 2015 .................................................................. 58 7.4 North Wales Regional Waste Plan First Review 2004- 2013 ........................................ 59 7.5 North Wales Regional Technical Statement (Aggregates) 2008 ................................... 61 7.6 North Wales Regional Transport Plan (September 2009) ............................................. 62 7.7 North Wales Regional Transport Plan - Public Transport Strategy ............................... 64 7.8 North Wales Regional Transport Plan - Freight Strategy .............................................. 65 7.9 Taith Draft Regional Rail Strategy................................................................................. 67 7.10 Designed for North Wales – A Vision for the Health Community and a Plan for the Major Hospital Services, Consultation Document, April 2006 ....................................... 68 7.11 Liverpool Bay Shoreline Management Plan 1999 ......................................................... 69 7.12 Conwy and Denbighshire Coastal & Inland Marine Study & Action Plan ...................... 71 7.13 Foryd Harbour, Rhyl – Pedestrian Footbridge Feasibility Study.................................... 73 7.14 West Cheshire – North East Wales Sub Regional Study 2004 ..................................... 73 7.15 West Cheshire – North East Wales Sub Regional Spatial Strategy 2006 -2021 ........... 74 7.16 Conwy-Denbighshire Sub-Regional Framework ........................................................... 74 7.17 Closing the Gap –The North West Wales Spatial Development Strategy 2009 ........... 78 7.18 North West Wales Local Housing Market Assessment ................................................. 79 7.19 Central Wales Spatial Plan Interim Statement .............................................................. 79 8. Local plans and strategies ......................................................................................... 80 8.1 One Conwy 2013-2025 ................................................................................................. 80 8.2 The Conwy County Borough Council Corporate Plan 2008 – 2012 .............................. 82 8.3 Conwy Regeneration Strategy 2005 – 2015 ................................................................. 83 8.4 Sustainability Strategy 2008.......................................................................................... 86 8.5 The Bay Life Initiative – Development Plan 2007-2014................................................. 87 8.6 Tourism Action Plan 2008 – 2016 ................................................................................. 88 8.7 Conwy Tidal Flood Risk Assessment............................................................................ 90 8.8 Colwyn Bay Coastal Defence Strategy Plan 2006 ........................................................ 90 8.9 Conwy Quality Environment Strategy 2006 – 2014....................................................... 92 8.10 An Agenda for Action for Conwy 2005 - 2015 ............................................................... 97 8.11 A Local Housing Strategy for Conwy 2008-2012 .......................................................... 99 8.12 Countryside Strategy for Conwy 1998 – 2003............................................................... 99 8.13 Conwy Local Biodiversity Action Plan ......................................................................... 100 8.14 Coed Conwy Report 2003........................................................................................... 102 8.15 Conwy’s Rural Community Local Action Plan ............................................................. 102 8.16 CCBC Local Transport Plan 2001 - 2006.................................................................... 103 8.17 Healthy Conwy Strategy 2008 - 2011.......................................................................... 103 8.18 Conwy Leisure and Community Development Services Strategy 2006-2010 ............. 103 8.19 Draft Cultural Strategy for Conwy 2004 – 2009........................................................... 105 8.20 Conwy Substance Misuse Action Plan 2005 - 2008.................................................... 105 8.21 Summary of the Conwy Community Safety Partnership Action Plan April 2009 to March 2010 ................................................................................................................. 106 8.22 The Llandudno Junction Masterplan 2009 .................................................................. 106 8.23 Other plans and strategies .......................................................................................... 111 9. Development plans of neighbouring authorities.................................................... 112 9.1 Denbighshire Unitary Development Plan 1996 -2011 ................................................. 112 9.2 Denbighshire Local Development Plan 2006-2021 ..................................................... 113 9.3 Gwynedd Unitary Development Plan 2001 - 2016 ...................................................... 114 9.4 Eryri Local Plan 1993 - 2003....................................................................................... 115 9.5 Eryri Local Development Plan 2007- 2022.................................................................. 115 10. Glossary....................................................................................................................