Clarity on plans for 4,500 homes welcomed
An architect has welcomed the adoption of a plan that outlines the need to build 4,500 homes in Powys over the next eight years.
On Tuesday, Powys County Council adopted its local development plan, which identifies how land in the county is set to be used for residential, economic and social development, allocating land to specific needs.
Up to 2026, some 4,500 homes need to be built with, almost 1,000 of them being affordable houses.
Doug Hughes, of Hughes Architects, which operates through Mid Wales, has welcomed the decision to finally implement a blueprint for planning, to allow developers to know where they can and cannot develop land.
He said: "The adoption of the LDP provides clarity and direction for planners, landowners, developers and others involved in planning in Powys.
"It has been a long time coming, but now, finally, we can see county-wide where targeted and appropriate developments can take place.
“It’s important for everyone involved in planning, including the communities where such developments are needed, to have criteria set out that commits to bringing forward the required number of homes needed in Powys over the next eight years, along with key commercial and industrial sites.
“We are working with a number of developers on small and large developments and the adoption of the LDP allows us to move forward with confidence on identifying more opportunities to help ensure the required supply of new private and social housing.”
There is now a six-week period to allow possible challenges to be made to the validity of the LDP in accordance with Section 113 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
Subject to there being no challenges, the LDP will be fully adopted and implemented in May.
