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The Cabinet considered the Annual Monitoring Report [AMR] for the adopted Carmarthenshire Local Development Plan (LDP) which had been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and the Local Development Plan (LDP) Regulations 2005. Whilst it was considered that progress had been made in implementing many of the adopted Plan’s policies and objectives there were elements and components which were not delivering as intended. This has been compounded by the Covid-19 Pandemic and the associated restrictions. In this respect some of the findings of this AMR inevitably reflected the challenges experienced by some sectors and society.

In accordance with the Council’s statutory duty the AMR would be submitted to the Welsh Government and published on the Council’s website by 31st October 2021. This would be accompanied by an informal consultation which would afford interested parties the opportunity to comment on the key issues raised. Whilst not a statutory requirement, such a consultation provided an important opportunity for views to be submitted, and where appropriate for those views to contribute to the content of subsequent AMR’s. The content of the current AMR along with that of the previous three documents would be used to inform the preparation of the Revised LDP 2018 – 2033 and its associated evidence base.

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL that the Annual Monitoring Report for the adopted Carmarthenshire Local Development Plan (LDP) be endorsed and officers be authorised to make typographical or factual amendments as necessary to improve its clarity and accuracy.