Public Invited To Drop-In Sessions For Swansea Masterplan

Residents and businesses are being given the chance to find out more about a long-term development plan to help shape Swansea in years to come. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Swansea Council is currently asking for views on the deposit Local Development Plan (LDP) and so far has received hundreds of responses to the latest consultation. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The Council has already held 15 drop-in sessions and now a further two have been organised to help locals understand more about the plans before they give their views. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The latest sessions will take place in the Civic Centre on 23 & 24 August between 5pm – 7pm. Expert planning officers who have been directly involved in the draft LDP will be on hand to answer questions and provide advice on how to get involved further. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The deposit LDP highlights how and where land will be used in the city between now and the next ten years. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

All councils in Wales are required to prepare a Local Development Plan. Swansea’s draft LDP has earmarked a wide variety of sites across the city and has identified sites suitable for everything from housing, business use, green space and community facilities. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Robert Francis Davies, Cabinet Member for Enterprise, Development and Regeneration, said: “We would urge those with an interest in the LDP to give us their views. The latest drop-in sessions will give the public the chance to ask questions and learn more about the plan before it is sent on for inspection. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“The public has been involved at every stage of this process and we’ve received more than 40,000 comments since the start of the process in 2010. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“Deciding on how we shape Swansea as a city for the next 10 years is a complex process. We have to consider the needs of communities and growth in population in order to develop more housing and the local facilities people need in new communities. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

“Also important is the need to identify land that can help boost the city’s economic prosperity and encourage businesses to set up in the city.” ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​