The ‘Deposit Plan’, or ‘Final Plan’, previously approved by Cabinet on January 23, aims to create over 32,300 new jobs and 26,400 new homes by 2036. An eight-week consultation will begin on February 18 and run until April 15, allowing the council to engage with as many people as possible on the new plan.

Events provided by Planning Aid

All of these events have to be booked online by visiting:  https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/cardiff-replacement-local-development-plan-2021-36-922029

·       Wednesday March 5^th, 2025 – 12.00 pm to 2.00 pm – online event -

·       Monday April 7^th, 2025 – 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm - online event 

·       Thursday April 3^rd, 2025 – 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm - Butetown Community Centre, Loudoun Square, Butetown, Cardiff CF10 5JA

·       Thursday March 13^th, 2025– 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm Llanishen High School, Heol Hir, Llanishen, Cardiff CF14 5YL

·       Wednesday March 19^th, 2025 - 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm - Aberdare Hall, Civic Centre, Corbett Road, Cardiff CF10 3UP

·       WednesdayMarch 26^th, 2025 - 6.15 pm to 8.15 pm - Sophia Gardens Sports Centre, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff CF11 9SW.

LDP Team Drop in events

·       Tuesday March 18^th, 2025 - 2.00 to 5.00 pm - Ely and Caerau Community Hub, Cowbridge Road West, Caerau, Cardiff CF5 5BQ

·       Thursday March 20^th, 2025 - 2.00 to 5.00 pm - Grangetown Pavillion, Grange Gardens, Cardiff CF11 7LJ  

·       Tuesday March 25^th, 2025 - 2.00 to 5.00 pm - Splott Hub, Muiriton Road, Splott, Cardiff CF24 2SJ –

·       Thursday March 27^th, 2025 - 2.00 to 4.00 pm - Whitchurch Hub, Park Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 7XA

·       Wednesday April 2^nd,2025- 2.00 to 5.00 pm - St Mellons Hub, 30 Crickhowell Road, Cardiff CF3 OEF

·       Tuesday April 8^th, 2025 - 2.00 to 5.00 pm - Tiger Bay Boxing Club, Loudoun Plas Iona, Butetown CF10 5HW.

In addition to these events, we are also planning drop-in student engagement sessions at the three universities within the city and sessions for children and young people.

Cllr Dan De’Ath, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Strategic Planning, and Transport, said: “Following approval by Cabinet and Full Council, the council will be carrying out a series of public events to provide information on the new ambitious and green development plan for the city.

“The development of Cardiff impacts everyone who lives in and visits the city, so we want as many people as possible to get involved. The new ‘Deposit Plan’ will act as a blueprint for development in Cardiff up until 2036, setting out a plan-led strategy that will control development in the city, ensuring that investors and developers understand how we want the city to develop.

“Without this vital document, development would be carried out in a haphazard way, allowing developers to put forward proposals that do not align with our aspirations for how Cardiff should grow.

“This consultation builds upon the consultation on the Preferred Strategy that took place in 2023, when over 400 people joined us at our drop-in sessions and over 1,000 people completed the survey. All the representations made during the ‘Preferred Strategy’ have been considered when preparing the ‘Deposit Plan’, and any further representations made during this consultation will be submitted to the Welsh Government together with the Deposit Plan later this year for consideration by an independent Planning Inspector appointed to undertake the examination of the plan.”

Key Highlights of the ‘Deposit Plan’:

·       Meeting Future Needs: Creating 32,300 new jobs and 26,400 new homes to cater to the city's population growth.

·       New Homes: In addition to sites with existing planning permission or earmarked for development on strategic sites in the current LDP, new houses will be built on brownfield sites in the city centre, Cardiff Docks, and the International Sports Village. This will result in a 50:50 split between greenfield and brownfield sites. Twenty-five percent of all new homes under the plan will be affordable, delivering between 5,000 and 6,000 affordable new homes by 2036.

·       New Jobs: The ‘Deposit Plan’ supports the Council’s Economic Strategy, proposing a range and choice of new employment opportunities by protecting existing employment sites in the current LDP and bringing forward new sites in the Cardiff Central Enterprise Zone, Roath Basin, North of Junction 33, North-West Cardiff, Cardiff Parkway, and other locations.

·       Creating Sustainable Neighbourhoods: Ensuring that all future developments are well-planned, mixed-use developments to create safe, inclusive, accessible, and healthy environments for people to live. The strategy outlines how we will tackle deprivation and improve the quality of life by supporting existing centres, delivering affordable homes, and ensuring community facilities are delivered alongside new developments.

·       Sustainable Transport and Active Travel: Aligning the new plan for growth with the council’s priority to encourage public transport, walking, and cycling, aiming for 75% of all journeys to be made by foot, cycling, or public transport by 2030. This will be achieved through investing in transport infrastructure to make sustainable travel a more attractive option.

·       Placing Cardiff at the forefront of cities showing leadership and bold action to tackle climate change: The ‘Deposit Plan’ aligns with the One Planet Strategy to deliver low-carbon developments and energy-efficient buildings, increase the supply of renewable energy to new developments, and prevent development in flood-risk areas.

·       Ensuring a Net Gain in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Resilience: The ‘Deposit Plan’ aims to ensure all development recognises the importance of green infrastructure and soils and maintains and achieves a net gain in biodiversity and promotes ecosystem resilience.

·       Protecting Cardiff’s Environment: Protecting greenfield sites north of the M4 and other countryside areas across the city through designation of a Green Wedge and Special Landscape Areas and protecting important open spaces and historic and cultural assets across the city.

·       New and Strengthened Policy in Key Areas: Addressing new policy and legislation since the current LDP was adopted, ensuring they are utilised in the ‘Deposit Plan’.

Cllr De’Ath added, “Creating new jobs and new homes in a sustainable way is a priority for this administration. The new ‘Deposit Plan’ is a realistic yet optimistic vision for how Cardiff will develop over the next 11 years. This is an LDP for growth, but not unregulated growth. A plan that will use 50/50 brownfield and greenfield sites, deliver jobs, affordable homes, and help us achieve our One Planet Cardiff targets.”

Following this consultation, the representations made will be submitted to the Welsh Government together with the Deposit Plan later this year for consideration by an independent Planning Inspector appointed to undertake the examination of the plan.