Deposit LDP

Ended on the 2 October 2020

12. Monitoring and Implementation

Implementation

12.1 In implementing the Revised LDP, the Council will continue to work collaboratively with internal and external partners, organisations and the private sector to implement the vast majority of new development proposals, including employment and housing schemes. The monitoring framework notes the bodies and agencies that are likely to contribute towards delivering specific aspects of the Plan.

12.2 In order to deliver new development the existence of appropriate infrastructure including water supply, sewerage, land drainage, gas, electricity and telecommunications is vital to ensuring the delivery of the Plan's policies and proposals. In some cases, where new or improved infrastructure is required to accommodate new development, this can be provided through scheduled works undertaken by utility companies. Where infrastructure improvements are required to cater for new development but are not programmed to take place within the development's timescale, the prospective developers will need to provide or requisition the infrastructure required to allow development to go ahead.

12.3 The Council will continue to work with DCWW and NRW to ensure that new developments do not place significant pressure on existing infrastructure and do not significantly affect environmental quality. The Council will work in partnership with these agencies and other service providers, utility companies and the private sector, to secure the required infrastructure provision at the optimal time for moving towards achieving the Plan's objectives. This will secure appropriate measures to mitigate the significant adverse effects which new development would have upon the natural environment. SPG and Development Briefs will where necessary provide more detailed information on infrastructure requirements and on working collaboratively to ensure delivery.

12.4 The ability of the private sector, and the public sector to some extent to deliver new development and associated infrastructure improvements, will be heavily influenced by external economic circumstances. For this reason, the rate of development over the plan period is likely to vary.

12.5 The Council will also work closely with Local Authorities across the region to ensure alignment between this LDP and their Strategies and in developing regional strategic arrangements, and in order to ascertain and minimise the likely in-combination effects of this Plan's proposals.

12.6 The following takes the strategic policies set out within this Revised LDP and sets out the mechanisms for their implementation. It outlines the partners and agencies, both internal and external, which will contribute towards their implementation, and where appropriate will outline the tools which will be used, such as SPG and Development Briefs etc.

12.7 The implementation of this Plan will be continually monitored and where appropriate additional mechanisms will be considered to ensure that the best processes are in place, and that the appropriate information is used to inform and guide its implementation.

Monitoring

12.8 This section outlines a monitoring framework which will be used as a tool for measuring the implementation of Revised LDP's policies and proposals. The framework comprises a series of core and local performance indicators intended to monitor the effects and success of the LDP's policies.

12.9 The information gathered through the monitoring framework will be presented in the Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) which is required to cover the preceding financial year and submitted to the WG by 31^st October each year following adoption of the LDP. The AMR is the main mechanism for measuring the implementation and the success of the Plan's policies and will report on issues which impact upon the Plan's objectives. The AMR will also analyse the effectiveness and continued relevance of the Plan's policies in the light of national policy and circumstantial changes. The findings of the AMR could result in amendments to policies in order to improve their effectiveness and in more extreme cases could result in a review of part or of the whole Plan. The report will set out the outcomes of the monitoring framework and the data gathered will, where required, provide a contextual narrative in relation to each finding.

12.10 Irrespective of the AMR's findings the Council will be required to carry out a review of the whole Plan every 4 years. This could result in the production of a replacement/revised Plan or in the alterations of aspects of the Plan.

12.11 LDP Regulations prescribe two core indicators which must be included in the AMR:

The housing land supply taken from the current Housing Land Availability Study;
The number of net additional affordable and general market dwellings built in the LPA's area.

12.12 These two indicators and other core indicators which are required by WG are identified as such in the monitoring framework. Contextual indicators will also be used in the AMR to evaluate if it is actually the Plan which is not achieving the targets or if there are external factors (such as the economy or changes in funding sources etc.) which are outside of the planning system's control which influence the outcomes of the framework.

12.13 The following options are available to the Council in association with each of the indicators and their triggers. The AMR will assess the severity of the situation associated with each indicator and recommend an appropriate response.

Table 12: Monitoring Outcomes

Continue Monitoring (Green)

Where indicators are suggesting that LDP policies are being implemented effectively and there is no cause for a review.

Officer / Member Training Required (Blue)

Where indicators associated with planning applications suggest that policies are not being implemented as they were intended and further officer or Member training is required.

Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) / Development Briefs Required (Purple)

Whilst the Council will be preparing SPG and Development Briefs throughout the Plan period, indicators may suggest that further guidance should be provided to developers on how a policy should be properly interpreted. Additionally, should sites not be coming forward as envisaged, the Council will actively engage with developers / landowners to bring forward Development Briefs on key sites to help commence the development process.

Policy Research / Investigation (Yellow)

Where monitoring indicators suggest the LDP policies are not being as effective as intended, further research and investigation, including the use of contextual indictors (as outlined above) and comparisons with other local authorities and national statistics where appropriate will be undertaken to inform any decision to formally review the policy.

Review Policy (Orange)

Where monitoring indicators suggest that amendments to the LDP would be beneficial, the Council will consider modifying the Plan as appropriate. This may result in a review of Plan policies.

Plan Review (Red)

Where the monitoring indicators suggest the Plan and its strategy is not being implemented. An investigation into the reasons behind it not being implemented may result in a formal review of the Plan.

LDP and SA Objectives	Policy	Indicator Ref:	Monitoring Indicator	Target	Trigger	Implementation	Source
Strategic Policy - SP1: Strategic Growth
SO3, SO10 SA1, SA10, SA15	SP1 SP3 HOM1 HOM2 HOM3		Indicator Required by Legislation: Number of net additional open market dwellings and affordable homes built in the Plan area.	To deliver 8,835 dwellings in total during the Plan period - based on an annual completion rate of 589 units and 100 affordable units per year.	Delivery of below the Plan's annual build rate / target for at least two consecutive years.	Local Planning Authority Developers Infrastructure Providers Local Housing Authority	JHLAS
SO3, SO12 SA10, SA14	SP1		Local Indicator: Job creation. Monitored for information purposes.	No target.	No trigger.	Carmarthenshire County Council Developers/ Employers	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO1, SO2, SO3, SO13 SA1, SA2, SA12, SA14	SP1 SG3		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on The Pembrey Peninsula.	Adopt SPG by December 2022.	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
Strategic Policy – SP 2: Retail and Town Centres
SO4 SA1, SA6, SA14	SP2		Vacant Retail Units of commercial properties	Vacancy rates of commercial properties within defined town centre boundary.	Vacancy levels increase	Businesses Carmarthenshire County Council	Retail and Town Centre Audit
Strategic Policy – SP 3: A Sustainable Approach to Providing New Homes
SO10 SA1, SA10, SA15	SP1 SP3		Indicator required by Legislation: The housing land supply, taken from current JHLAS measured in years' supply.	Housing Land Supply of 5 or more years.	The housing land supply falls below 5 years as determined through the annual JHLAS.	Local Planning Authority	JHLAS*
SO10 SA10, SA15	SP1 SP3 HOM1		Key Indicator: The level of housing completions (private and affordable) monitored against the housing requirement.	Annual completions as per the housing trajectory.	Annual completion levels falling below the levels set out in the housing trajectory for at least two consecutive years.	Local Planning Authority Local Housing Authority Developers	JHLAS*
SO6, SO10 SA10, SA15	SP3 HOM1		Local Indicator: Number of dwellings delivered on Housing Allocations.	To deliver 6,986 dwellings on allocated sites.	The overall number of new housing units built on allocated sites which fall below the annual requirement for 2 consecutive years.	Local Planning Authority Local Housing Authority Developers	JHLAS*
SO6, SO10 SA10, SA15	SP3 HOM2		Local Indicator: Small Sites (less than 5 units) Allowance – Number of dwellings delivered in tiers 1 - 3.	Monitored for information	20% +/- 88.5 dwellings permitted annually on small sites in tiers 1 - 3.	Local Planning Authority Local Housing Authority Developers	JHLAS*
SO10 SA10, SA15	SP3		Local Indicator: Windfall Allowance – number of dwellings delivered on windfall sites (excluding small sites allowance).	Monitored for information	20% +/- 89.5 dwellings permitted annually on windfall sites (+5 no.).	Local Planning Authority Local Housing Authority Developers	JHLAS*
SO10 SA1, SA10, SA11, SA15	SP3 HOM3		Local Indicator: Net increase in number of new homes in Rural Villages (tier 4).	The number of open market homes within each Rural Village should not exceed the 20% cap above the number of existing homes in the settlement, as at the LDP base date.	The net increase of open market homes within a Rural Village exceeds the 20% cap above the number of existing homes in the settlement, as at the LDP base date.	Local Planning Authority	JHLAS* Carmarthenshire County Council Planning Applications Register
SO10 SA1, SA10, SA11, SA15	SP3 HOM3		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Homes in Rural Villages	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan.	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
Strategic Policy – SP 4: Affordable Homes Strategy
SO10 SA6, SA10, SA12, SA15	SP4 HOM4 AHOM1 AHOM2		Key Indicator: The level of affordable homes completions.	To deliver 1,500 affordable homes in total by 2033.	Delivery falls below the Plan's annual build rate / target for at least two consecutive years	Local Planning Authority Local Housing Authority Developers Infrastructure Providers	JHLAS*
SO10 SA6, SA10, SA12, SA15	SP4 HOM4 AHOM1 AHOM2		Key Indicator: Tenure of affordable housing completions.	Tenure split (social rented and intermediate) in line with need identified in the LHMA.	Non delivery of the identified tenure split over at least 2 consecutive years.	Local Planning Authority Local Housing Authority Developers	Carmarthenshire County Council JHLAS*
SO10 SA6, SA10, SA12, SA15	SP4 AHOM1 AHOM2		Key Indicator: Trends in key determinants of market conditions and viability such as, house prices, land values, build costs.	Viability reflective of the prevalent economic circumstances.	Should average house prices increase or decrease by 5% above the base levels sustained over 1 year.	Carmarthenshire County Council	Council Valuers
SO10 SA6, SA10, SA12, SA15	SP4 AHOM1 AHOM2		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Affordable Housing.	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan.	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council.
Strategic Policy – SP 5: Strategic Sites
SO3, SO12 SA12, SA13, SA14	SP3 SP5 SP6		Key Indicator: Life Science and Well-being Village – Delivery of housing element of the site. Delivery of the non-residential component of the site.	Annual completions as per the housing trajectory. Granting of permission for the non-housing component site during the Plan period	Annual completion levels falling below the levels set out in the housing trajectory. Permission for the non-residential component not secured prior to the first review of the Plan.	Carmarthenshire County Council City Deal Developers	JHLAS* Carmarthenshire County Council
SO3, SO12 SA11, SA12, SA13, SA14	SP5 SP6		Key Indicator: Delivery of Yr Egin development.	Granting of permission for the site during the Plan period.	Permission not secured prior to the first review of the Plan.	Carmarthenshire County Council City Deal Developers	Carmarthenshire County Council
Strategic Policy – SP 6: Employment and the Economy
SO3, SO12 SA10, SA14	SP1 SP5 SP6 SG1		Key Indicator: Take up of employment allocations.	Employment land permitted (Ha) on allocated employment sites.	No permissions on employment land allocations for at least two consecutive years	Carmarthenshire County Council Developers	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO3, SO12 SA10, SA14	EME1		Local Indicator: Employment land lost to other land uses (includes identified existing and/or proposed employment sites)	No loss to other uses unless it can be justified through LDP policy.	Permission granted for non-employment uses not in accordance with LDP policy	Carmarthenshire County Council	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO3, SO12 SA14	EME4		Local Indicator: Planning permissions for employment uses outside of identified existing or proposed employment sites where they are contrary to the provisions of Policy EME4	Ensure that employment uses outside of proposed and/or identified existing employment sites are in accordance with Policy EME4	Planning permission for employment uses on land outside of proposed and/or identified existing employment sites where they are contrary to Policy EME4	Carmarthenshire County Council	Carmarthenshire County Council
Strategic Policy – SP 7: Welsh Language and Culture
SO11 SA1, SA11	SP7 WL1		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Welsh Language and New Developments.	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan.	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO11 SA11	SP7 WL1		Local Indicator: Planning applications supported by Welsh Language Action Plans or Welsh Language Impact Assessments	Planning Applications to be supported by relevant documentation in accordance with Policy WL1	Planning applications not supported by relevant documentation in accordance with Policy WL1	Carmarthenshire County Council	Carmarthenshire County Council Planning Applications Register
SO11 SA11	SP7 WL1		Local Indicator: Welsh speaking % in the County	Increase the proportion of Welsh speakers in the County	No trigger. Monitoring for contextual information.	Carmarthenshire County Council	Census Office of National Statistics Welsh Government Data
Strategic Policy – SP 8: Infrastructure
SO1, SO14 SA1, SA2, SA5	SP8 INF4		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on The Burry Inlet.	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan.	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO14	SP7 INF1		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Planning Obligations.	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan.	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO2, SO14 SA1, SA12	SP7 INF2		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Health Impact Assessments.	Adopt SPG by Summer 2022.	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
Strategic Policy – SP 9: Gypsy and Traveller Provision
SO10 SA10, SA15	SP9 GTP1		Key Indicator: Gypsy and Traveller sites / pitches built on allocated sites.	To provide the required pitches Identified within the GTAA to be met in accordance with identified need.	No planning permission secured on an allocated site.	Local Housing Authority	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO10 SA10, SA15	SP9 GTP1		Local Indicator: Gypsy and Traveller sites / pitches built on unallocated sites	No target	The granting of any planning permission and/or traveller site.	N/A	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO10 SA10, SA15	SP9 GTP1		Local Indicator: The need for Gypsy and Traveller transit sites	No unauthorised Gypsy and Traveller site recorded in one settlement for 3 consecutive years	1 unauthorised Gypsy and Traveller site recorded in one settlement for 3 consecutive years	Carmarthenshire County Council	Carmarthenshire County Council
Strategic Policy – SP 10: The Visitor Economy
SO13 SA1, SA14	SP10 VE1 VE2 VE3 VE4		Local Indicator: Total economic impact of tourism in Carmarthenshire	No target	No trigger. Monitoring for contextual information	Carmarthenshire County Council. Partner organisations and the tourism industry	STEAM Report prepared by GTS UK (Carmarthenshire CC Marketing and Media Annual Report)
Strategic Policy – SP 11: Placemaking and Sustainable Places
SO9 SA1, SA8, SA9, SA12, SA15	SP11		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Placemaking and Sustainable Places	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set	Carmarthenshire County Council.
SO9, SO11 SA1, SA11	SP11 PSD9		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on advertisements (guidance on bi lingual requirements)	Adopt SPG by Summer 2022	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO2, SO9 SA1, SA12, SA15	SP11 PSD8		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Provision of New Open Space.	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO1, SO2, SO7, SO9 SA1, SA2, SA3, SA4, SA5, SA6, SA8, SA9, SA12, SA15	SP11 PSD3 PSD4		Local Indicator: The provision of Green Infrastructure in the County.	No target	No trigger. Monitor for information purposes.	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO2, SO4 SA1, SA9, SA12, SA15	SP11 PSD7		Local Indicator: The amount of identified open space lost to development.	No identified open space should be lost to development except where in accordance with Policy PSD7	Identified open space is lost contrary to the provisions of Policy PSD7	Carmarthenshire County Council
Strategic Policy – SP 12: Rural Development
SO5 SA1, SA8	SP12 RD4		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Conversion and reuse of rural buildings for residential use	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set	Carmarthenshire County Council
Strategic Policy – SP 13: Maintaining and Enhancing the Natural Environment
SO1, SO9 SA1, SA2	SP13 NE4		Local Indicator: Continue to work towards securing a minimum of 100 ha of suitable habitat for the Marsh Fritillary Butterfly within the Caeau Mynydd Mawr SPG project	Increase in every AMR period in the area of managed habitat in suitable condition	Decline in the area of managed habitat in suitable condition for 4 consecutive AMR periods.	Carmarthenshire County Council. Caeau Mynydd Mawr Project Steering Group.	Carmarthenshire County Council – Performance Improvement Management System (PIMS).
SO1, SO9 SA1, SA2	SP13 NE4		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Caeau Mynydd Mawr.	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO1, SO9 SA1, SA2, SA9	SP13 PSD4		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Trees and planting as part of new developments	Adopt SPG by December 2022.	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO1, SO9 SA1, SA2	SP13 NE1		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation Value (SINCs).	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO1, SO9 SA1, SA2	SP13 NE2		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity.	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO1, SO9 SA1, SA2	SP13 BHE2		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Landscape Character.	Adopt SPG by December 2022.	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
Strategic Policy – SP 14: Protection and Enhancement of the Built and Historic Environment
SO5 SA1, SA8	SP14		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Archaeology.	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO5 SA1, SA8	SP14		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on the Built and Historic Environment.	Adopt SPG concurrently with the Plan	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
Strategic Policy – SP 15: Climate Change
SO7 SA1, SA4	SP15 CCH1		Local Indicator: Production of SPG on Renewable Energy.	Adopt SPG by December 2022.	Failure to progress in accordance with the timetable set.	Carmarthenshire County Council
SO7 SA1, SA4	SP15 CCH1		Local Indicator: To increase the amount of energy and heat produced in the County from renewable sources	Annual increase in the permitted capacity of renewable energy and heat permitted.	No planning applications permitted for renewable energy in one year.	Carmarthenshire County Council	CCC
Strategic Policy – SP 16: Sustainable Distribution – Settlement Framework
SO6, SO10 SA1, SA10	SP3 SP16		Key Indicator: Proportion of housing permitted on allocations per tier of the settlement hierarchy	The distribution of dwellings to be in accordance with the proportions specified in the target	Deviation of +/- 10% from the expected distribution of allocations within the tiers for at least two consecutive years	Local Planning Authority Local Housing Authority Developers	JHLAS
Strategic Policy – SP 17: Transport and Accessibility
SO8 SA6	TRA1		Local Indicator: Progress toward the implementation of identified road scheme	Implementation in accordance with the delivery timetables	The road scheme identified is not delivered in accordance with delivery timetables	Local Highway Authority
SO7, SO8 SA4, SA6, SA12, SA15	SP17 TRA2		Local Indicator: Amount of walking and cycling infrastructure implemented as part of planning permissions	Increase in the number of schemes implemented	No trigger. Monitoring for contextual information	Local Highway Authority Local Planning Authority
SO8 SA6	TRA1		Local Indicator: Implementation of Welsh Government Road Schemes – including Llandeilo Bypass Monitored for information purposes	No target	No trigger. Monitoring for contextual information	Welsh Government
Strategic Policy – SP 18: Mineral Resources
SO7 SA6	SP18 MR1		Local Indicator: The amount of hard rock landbank	Maintain a minimum aggregate landbank of 10 years for hard rock	Less than 10 years hard rock landbank.	Operators Planning Policy and guidance LDP policies Development management and decision making process.
SO7 SA6	SP18 MR1		Local Indicator: The amount sand and gravel landbank	Maintain a minimum landbank for sand and gravel of 7 years.	Less than 7 years sand and gravel landbank.	Operators Planning Policy and guidance LDP policies Development management and decision making process.
SO7 SA6	MR2		Local Indicator: Sterilising developments permitted within mineral buffer zones.	No permanent, sterilising development within a mineral buffer zone.	5 permanent, sterilising developments permitted within a mineral buffer zone contrary to Policy over 3 consecutive years.	Planning Policy and guidance LDP policies Development management and decision making process.
SO7 SA6	MR3		Local Indicator: Sterilising developments permitted within a mineral safeguarding areas.	No permanent, sterilising development will be permitted within a mineral safeguarding area.	5 permanent, sterilising developments permitted within a mineral safeguarding area over 3 consecutive years.	Planning Policy and guidance LDP policies Development management and decision making process.
Strategic Policy – SP 19: Waste Management
SO7 SA6	SP19		Local Indicator: Monitor planning permissions for waste management facilities	Maintain sufficient capacity to meet local need	Information set out within the South West Wales Waste Planning Monitoring Report	Planning Policy and guidance LDP policies Development management and decision-making process.
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