Candidate Site Register
The Candidate Site Register is a list of sites initially submitted to the Council during the Call for Candidate Sites undertaken between 31st May and 20th August 2021 and those sites submitted for consideration as representations to Replacement LDP consultations.
The Candidate Sites Register is a stand alone document and does not form part of the RLDP. It is important to note that the submission of candidate sites should not be interpreted as a commitment that such sites will be taken forward into the RLDP.
Tell us what you think about the Candidate Sites
We want you to tell us whether you object or support a candidate site(s) being included in the Replacement LDP or just want to make a comment.
To comment on a Candidate Site please select the site you wish to comment on and complete the feedback form.
Please note that comments made cannot be treated as confidential and only comments made at this Deposit stage consultation will be forwarded onto the Planning Inspector for consideration as part of the Examination into the soundness of the RLDP. Comments made at previous stages are not forwarded on to the appointed Planning Inspector.
Assessment of Candidate Sites
The Candidate Sites have been assessed to determine whether they support the Replacement LDP Strategy and where appropriate their suitability to be carried forward into the Replacement Local Development Plan. Background Technical Paper No. 10 Candidate Site Assessment sets out how this process has been undertaken and can be viewed along with the other background papers in the Virtual Consultation Room.
Deposit Plan Consultation
Cardiff Council are consulting on its Deposit Plan together with the Integrated Sustainability Appraisal Report and the Habitats Regulations Assessment from the 18th February until the 15th April 2025.
If you wish to submit a new or amended site to be considered with your representation please provide
- A plan of the site with clear site boundaries shown
- Details of the proposed use of the site
- Evidence that the site accords with the Replacement LDP Strategy and that the Plan would be sound if the site is included. A Guidance Note on some of the Key Assessments needed to support new candidate sites is available .
- A Sustainability Appraisal of the proposed site which must be consistent with the scope, framework and level of detail as set out in the Sustainability Appraisal for the Cardiff Replacement LDP available to view in the Virtual Consultation Room.
LDP Regulations require all Local Planning Authorities to request nominations for sites, called Candidate Sites, to be proposed for inclusion in the LDP. The call for candidate sites is an important part of plan making and is required to be undertaken at an early stage of plan preparation, in advance of the formal stages and before the draft Plan is prepared and consulted on at the Preferred Strategy Stage.
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 places a duty on each local authority in Wales to prepare an LDP. An important function of the LDP is to set out the Council’s land use strategy and to identify the anticipated level of future development that may occur and allocate land for such development that may take place during the lifetime of the Plan. The LDP Manual (Welsh Government, March 2020) recommends that local planning authorities engage early in the process at the evidence gathering stage of the LDP process to obtain information about potential development sites that may be included in the plan. The aim of this is to help with the council’s consideration of suitable sites for inclusion in the LDP and avoid a substantial number of unidentified sites coming forward at the latter examination stage and also to ensure that the LDP can be delivered in land use terms.
Between the 31st May and the 20th August 2021 the Council formally invited all parties to submit potential Candidate Sites, for a range of uses, they wished to be considered for inclusion in the replacement Local Development Plan (LDP) in accordance with guidance.
The Register includes the following information:
- Candidate Site Reference Number
- Site Name
- Electoral Division
- Site Proposer
- Proposed Use
- Site Area (in hectares)
- Site Location Map (as submitted by the Site Proposer)
The sites are arranged by Electoral Division and by site reference number. Some sites cross the boundary of a number of Electoral Divisions and are referenced accordingly. It should be noted that all information and site boundaries in the Register are as stated in the submissions received. It is also important to note that the submission of candidate sites and their inclusion in the Register should not be interpreted as a commitment that such sites will be taken forward into the LDP. Sites contained in the Register do not form part of the replacement LDP.
Comments received on the Candidate Sites will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate as part of the examination into the soundness of the Replacement LDP.
Please note that comments made cannot be treated as confidential and only comments made at this Deposit stage consultation will be forwarded onto the Planning Inspector for consideration as part of the Examination into the soundness of the RLDP. Comments made at previous stages are not forwarded on to the appointed Planning Inspector.
