Candidate Sites
Candidate Sites – Preferred Strategy Consultation
The Council held an 8 week consultation on the Replacement Local Development Plan Preferred Strategy between 12th December 2024 and 6th February 2025.
Alongside the Preferred Strategy, the Council consulted on the Candidate Site Register, which contains all sites that the Council has received for consideration for potential inclusion in the RLDP.
In accordance with the Council's approved Delivery Agreement and as a part of the pre-deposit stage of preparation, landowners, developers, and other interested parties were invited to nominate 'Candidate Sites' for potential inclusion within the emerging Neath Port Talbot Replacement Local Development Plan (RLDP).
The Candidate Sites Register (CSR) details the sites that have been submitted to the Council for consideration and potential inclusion into the RLDP. This CSR published for the Pre-deposit (Preferred Strategy) consultation contains the sites submitted during the 2022 Call for Sites, the 2023 Call for Sites and the 2023 Call for Urban Capacity sites.
Candidate Sites Register
The Candidate Sites Register itself is structured as follows:
- Sites submitted during the 2022 Call for Sites
- Sites submitted during the 2023 Call for Sites
- Sites submitted as part of the 2023 Call for Urban Capacity sites
- 2022 Candidate Site Assessment
- 2023 Candidate Site Assessment
- 2023 Urban Capacity Site Assessment
Sites are listed by their Spatial Area (e.g. Dulais Valley). Due to the size of the document, it has been split into multiple sections:
- Candidate Sites Register (CSR) Part 1 - Introduction
- Candidate Sites Register (CSR) Part 2 - Sites submitted during 2022 Call for Sites
- Candidate Sites Register (CSR) Part 3 - Sites submitted during 2023 Call for Sites
- Candidate Sites Register (CSR) Part 4 - Urban Capacity sites file 1
- Candidate Sites Register (CSR) Part 5 - Urban Capacity sites file 2
- Candidate Sites Register (CSR) Part 6 - Candidate Site and Urban Capacity Sites Assessments
To view the location of all our candidate sites, please view our interactive map.
Candidate Site documents
- Candidate Sites Assessment Methodology and Guidance Note
- 2024 Preferred Strategy Appendix
- Viability Guidance Note
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Interactive constraints map
A series of ‘how to’ videos have also been produced to assist in the submission of viability information:
Call for Candidate Sites 2023
The Call for Candidate Sites 2023 ran from 6th November until the 18th December 2023.
Duly made candidate site submissions have been incorporated into the Candidate Sites Register above.
Urban Capacity Study 2023
An Urban Capacity Study assesses the potential for new development within settlements. As part of the background evidence into the RLDP, an Urban Capacity Study was carried out in 2023 and was run alongside the 2023 Call for Candidate sites. These submissions have also been incorporated into the Candidate Sites Register above entitled, ‘2023 Call for Urban Capacity Sites’.
Call for Candidate Sites 2022
In spring 2022 we invited submissions from developers, landowners and the public for sites for new development, redevelopment or protection in the RLDP.
All candidate site submissions have been incorporated into the ‘Candidate Site Register’.
The 2022 Candidate Sites consulted on between 21st July 2022 to 22nd September 2022.