Integrated Sustainability Appraisal - Scoping Report (ISA)

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Chapter 3 Relevant Plans and Programmes

3.1 Schedule 2 of the SEA Regulations (Wales) requires that the Environmental Report includes:

(a)"an outline of the…relationship with other relevant plans or programmes"; and

(e) "the environmental protection objectives established at international, Community or Member State level, which are relevant to the plan or programme and the way those objectives and any environmental considerations have been taken into account during its preparation"

3.2 In order to establish a clear scope for the ISA it is necessary to review and develop an understanding of the environmental, social and economic objectives contained within international and national policies, plans and strategies that are of relevance to the new Anglesey LDP. Given the requirements of the SEA Regulations set out above, it is also necessary to consider the relationship between the LDP and other relevant plans, policies and programmes.

3.3 This chapter presents the relevant international and national plans, policies and programmes which sit above the LDP and need to be taken into consideration in the LDP and the ISA, as well as those plans and programmes which are of relevance to the LDP at the local level. A more detailed review of the relevant documents is provided by topic in Appendix A. The objectives of these documents have been taken into account when drafting the ISA framework in Chapter 6.

3.4 Figure 3.1 below is taken from the Development Plans Manual and illustrates the hierarchy of conformity of development plans.

Figure 3.1: Hierarchy of General Conformity and Development Plans

Figure 3.1: Flowchart showing the hierarchy of General Conformity and Development Plans

International policy context

3.5 At the international level, there is a wide range of plans and programmes which act to inform and shape national level legislation. Planning policy in Wales at a national and local level (i.e. Planning Policy Wales (PPW)¹⁸ and the LDP) should take account of and be in conformity with the relevant legislation. The sustainability objectives of international plans and programmes which are most relevant to the LDP and the ISA are set out in Appendix A.

National policy context

3.6 There is an extensive range of national policies, plans and programmes that are of relevance to the LDP and the ISA process. A pragmatic and proportionate approach has been taken with regards to identifying key national policies, plans and programmes, focusing on those that are of most relevance. A summary of the main objectives of Planning Policy Wales (PPW) of relevance to the LDP and the ISA is provided below.

3.7 In addition, the main sustainability objectives of other national plans and programmes which are most relevant to the LDP and the ISA are provided in Appendix A. This includes Future Wales – the National Plan 2040 and the emerging North Wales Strategic Development Plan (SDP).

Planning Policy Wales

3.8 PPW sets out the land use planning policies of the Welsh Government. Alongside a series of Technical Advice Notes (TANs), Welsh Government Circulars and policy clarification letters it provides the national planning policy framework for Wales. PPW is underpinned by the concept of 'placemaking', which it defines as a holistic approach to the planning and design of development and spaces, focused on positive outcomes and adding social, economic, environmental and cultural value to development proposals resulting in benefits which go beyond a physical development boundary and embed wider resilience into planning decisions.

3.9 Anglesey's LDP should be consistent with the requirements of PPW which states that:

"Up-to-date development plans are the basis of the planning system and set the context for rational and consistent decision making. Plans at all levels of the development plan hierarchy must be prepared in accordance with national planning policies ... Development plans must show how places are expected to change to accomodate development needs over the plan period"

3.10 The overarching nature of PPW means that its implications for the ISA relate to multiple topics which this report seeks to address. The relevance of this policy and its implications for the plan making process and the ISA is summarised in more detail below.

3.11 PPW presents five Key Principles as a guiding vision for the preparation of all development plans. These relate to topics of importance to the ISA as highlighted below:

3.12 The growth of the economy in a sustainable manner making use of existing infrastructure and planning for new supporting infrastructure and services is supported through PPW. The document also seeks to ensure the benefits of economic growth can be felt by all.

3.13 Efficient use of resources is also promoted to underpin sustainable development. This is to include the efficient use of land and other natural resources. PPW recognises the role the planning system has to play in making development resilient to climate change. It also highlights its role in terms of decarbonising society and developing a circular economy. These principles set out the approach development plans should take in relation to climate change mitigation as well as climate change adaptation.

3.14 PPW highlights the role that planning has to play in the creation of places that are accessible for all and that support health and wellbeing. It is stated that the creation of high- quality places can allow for people to live, work, travel and play in a way that supports good physical and mental health. From this, built and natural environments should be planned to promote mental and physical well-being. It should also consider the potential implications of development in terms of transport.

3.15 The creation of sustainable communities is to involve the appropriate balance of uses and density, making places where people want to be and interact with others. This will involve the delivery of good quality/well designed homes, jobs, services, infrastructure and facilities.

3.16 PPW sets out the need to ensure the protection, conservation and enhancement of natural, historic and cultural assets. This sets out the approach that development plans should take in terms of development and potential impacts relation to biodiversity, the historic environment and landscape. This includes areas on the register of historic landscapes in Wales.

3.17 Furthermore, negative environmental impacts should be avoided in the wider public interest. This will include the protection of air quality and water quality as well as limiting the potential for the adverse impacts of noise pollution. Development should be delivered in an integrated way so that resources and/or assets are not irreversibly damaged or depleted. PPW also adopts a 'polluter pays principle' where pollution cannot be prevented and applies the precautionary principle to ensure cost effective measures to prevent environmental damage.

3.18 From the Key Principles, PPW has developed national sustainable placemaking outcomes which development plans should take forward. These build on the Key Principles to help ensure the planning system can support the delivery of sustainable places.

Other national policies, plans and programmes

3.19 In July 2020 Welsh Government published Building Better Places¹⁹, which sets out the Government's planning policy priorities to assist in taking action in the recovery period after the COVID-19 pandemic. It recognises the importance of the planning system in addressing the built and natural environment issues that have arisen from the pandemic. In relation to LDPs, it recognises the importance of having an up- to-date plan in place in order to address current priorities and the role that plans can play in improving health and well-being more generally.

3.20 Future Wales: The National Plan 2040²⁰ was published in February 2021 by Welsh Government as the national development framework for Wales, replacing the Wales Spatial Plan (WSP). The document is informed by the Well- being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 by attempting to meet the demands that development and use of land contribute to improving the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales. It recognises the importance of PPW as the principal statement of national planning policy and all policies set out in Future Wales have been cross- referenced against relevant parts of PPW. It has been published to include 11 Outcomes as overarching ambitions based on the national planning principles and national sustainable placemaking outcomes to set out a statement of where the country is expected to be at the end of the 20-year plan period. Once adopted, Spatial Development Plans (SDPs) and LDPs will be required to be in conformity with Future Wales.

3.21 Future Wales sets out the spatial strategy for the country. The plan identifies and connects key national and regional centres, provides a basis for long term infrastructure investment, identifies priorities for the planning system and a framework for the management of natural resources. Included in the spatial strategy are three National Growth Areas (Cardiff, Newport and the Valleys; Swansea Bay and Llanelli; and Wrexham and Deeside), the continued growth and regeneration of which is supported as internationally and nationally significant places. These are complemented by Regional Growth Areas in three of the Welsh regions (The South West, Mid Wales and The North), . In North Wales there are four Regional Growth Areas, one of which is Holyhead on Anglesey. Regional Growth Areas are the centres for employment, services, shops and tourism in those areas and Local and Strategic Development Plans will focus on those areas when planning services.

3.22 Future Wales identifies four regions of Wales: The North, Mid Wales, The South West and The South East. This emphasises the important role regional planning is to play in the future of the country. The regional approach is set out as a way to ensure the successful co-ordination and management of strategic development across the regions and to ensure that wider than local issues are tackled collaboratively.

3.23 Numerous other policies, plans and programmes at a national level are relevant to the LDP and the ISA. Unlike PPW and Future Wales, most of the documents address a specific topic area relevant to the ISA. There will be some overlap between ISA topics covered by these plans and programmes, particularly where those documents contain high level or cross cutting objectives. With that in mind, the plans and programmes considered to be of most relevance to the ISA have been grouped by the topics they most directly seek to address, and green boxes below each topic heading summarise the implications of the national plans, policies and programmes (including the PPW) for the LDP and the ISA.

Climate change adaption and mitigation, energy efficiency and waste minimisation

3.24 The relevant national plans, policies and programmes under this topic are:

TAN 15: Development and Flood Risk (2025)
The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024
Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance (WeITAG) (2024)
Planning Policy Wales: Edition 12 (2024)
Working Together for a Healthier Wales: Our Long-Term Strategy 2023-2035 (2023)
Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
British Energy Security Strategy (2022)
National Transport Delivery Plan 2022 to 2027
Programme for Government 2021 to 2026 (2021)
Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy for Wales: Action Plan (2021)
Net Zero Carbon Status by 2030: A Route Map for Decarbonisation Across the Welsh Public Sector (2021)
Llwybr Newydd The Wales Transport Strategy 2021
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act (2020)
The National Strategy for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management in Wales (2020)
Prosperity for All: A Low Carbon Wales (2019)
Sustainable Drainage (SuDS) Statutory Guidance (2019)
Energy Efficiency in Wales: A Strategy for the Next 10 Years 2016-2026 (2017)
TAN 21: Waste (2017)
Environment (Wales) Act (2016)
Planning (Wales) Act (2015)
Active Travel (Wales) Act (2013)
Energy Wales: A Low Carbon Transition (2012)
Towards Zero Waste – Waste Strategy for Wales (2010)
Flood Risk Regulations (2009)
Climate Change Act 2008
TAN 18: Transport (2007)
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004)
TAN 2: Simplified Planning Zones (1996)
Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Management Plan: North West Wales Place

Implications for the LDP and ISA: The LDP should consider setting out policies to achieve climate change mitigation and adaptation while also encouraging development which would help to minimise carbon emissions. This can be done through siting development allocations in areas where sustainable transport patterns can be best achieved, encouraging active and sustainable travel modes to reduce reliance on the private car, and encouraging development to make use of more sustainable construction methods and sources of energy. The role of green infrastructure in adapting to and mitigating climate change should be thoroughly considered during policy development. This includes the drafting of the LDP to contain policies to encourage the incorporation of SuDS as part of this type of provision. Policies should also support the handling of waste in line with the waste hierarchy.

The ISA can test policy options in relation to the contributions they make towards these aims and identify national growth zones. It should also appraise the contribution that individual site options can make to limiting carbon emissions (including through the uptake of more sustainable sources of energy). Sites should also be considered in terms of the impact they will have in terms of promoting climate change adaptation as well as reducing flood risk, coastal erosion and the amount of waste that goes to landfill.

Health and well-being

3.25 The relevant national plans, policies and programmes under this topic are:

TAN 15: Development and Flood Risk (2025)
The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024
Planning Policy Wales: Edition 12 (2024)
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024
2024 Plan for Health and Social Care (2024)
Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
Noise and Soundscape Plan for Wales: Our Nation Strategy on Soundscapes, 2023-2028 (2023)
Working Together for a Healthier Wales: Our Long-Term Strategy 2023-2035 (2023)
Public Health Wales Strategic Plan 2022-25 (2022)
Programme for Government 2021 to 2026 (2021)
Re-imagining Social House Building in Wales: A Modern Methods of Construction Strategy for Social Housing (2020)
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act (2020)
Building Better Places (2020)
The National Strategy for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management in Wales (2020)
The Clean Air Plan for Wales: Healthy Air, Healthy Wales (2020)
Independent Review of Affordable Housing Supply (2019)
Clean Air Strategy 2019
A Healthier Wales: Our Plan for Health and Social Care (2019)
Sustainable Drainage (SuDS) Statutory Guidance (2019)
Public Health Wales Long Term Strategy – Working to Achieve a Healthier Future for Wales (2018)
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Circular 005/2018 (2018)
Environmental Noise (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
Creating Healthier Places and Spaces for Our Present and Future Generations (2018)
Prosperity for All: The National Strategy (2017)
Public Health (Wales) Act (2017)
Measuring the Health and Well-being of a Nation: Public Health Outcomes Framework for Wales (2016)
Climbing Higher: The Welsh Assembly Government Strategy for Sport and Physical Activity (2015)
Well-Being Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
Planning (Wales) Act (2015)
Together for Mental Health: A Strategy for Mental Health and Wellbeing in Wales (2012)
Air Quality Standards (Wales) Regulations (2010)
Equality Act (2010)
TAN 16: Sport, Recreation and Open Space (2009)
Flood Risk Regulations (2009)
TAN 2: Planning and Affordable Housing (2006)
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004)
The Air Quality (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002
TAN 11: Noise (1997)
TAN 3: Simplified Planning Zones (1996)
Natural Resources Wales Flood Risk Management Plan: North West Wales Place

Implications for the LDP and ISA: The LDP needs to consider the need for infrastructure as this has a significant impact on the environment, and it should be prepared to ensure that the population has access to sustainable low carbon infrastructure and services and facilities and that there is sufficient capacity within them to serve the increased population. This should include healthcare, education and open space with potential for positive implications relating to mental health as well as physical health given the potential to limit social isolation. Development allocations should be located in areas where facilities are most accessible, where issues of overcapacity would be less likely to result. Consideration should be given to the potential for using active modes of travel and the implications that flood risk may have in relation to health and well-being.

The provision of an appropriate level of housing over the plan period will help address issues of disparity in terms of access to decent housing in the plan area. The provision of new housing should be considerate of local needs with regards to housing size, tenure and type, including the needs of Travellers and Gypsies.

Policy options considered for the LDP can be tested through the ISA in relation to the contributions they make towards these aims. The ISA should also appraise the contribution individual site options can make to health and wellbeing. This should be considered through the site's ability to support the delivery of new infrastructure and facilities which might benefit public health, as well as accessibility to existing infrastructure and facilities of this nature. It may be necessary to consider the capacity of existing facilities when considering individual site options. Consideration should also be given to the capacity of sites to deliver new homes, including affordable homes. Policy options should also seek to support the improvement of air quality which can have both direct and indirect impacts on physical and mental health, as well as life expectancy. There is potential for policies in the LDP to help facilitate the supply of healthy local food.

The health impact assessment and equalities impact assessment components of the ISA will be of particular importance to ensuring these issues are thoroughly considered.

Environment (biodiversity/geodiversity, landscape, soils, and green infrastructure)

3.26 The relevant national plans, policies and programmes under this topic are:

Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
TAN 14: Coastal Planning (2021)
The Nature Recovery Action Plan for Wales 2020-21 (2020)
Sustainable Drainage (SuDS) Statutory Guidance (2019)
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Woodlands for Wales Strategy (2018)
Natural Resources Policy (2017)
Natural Resources Policy (2017)
TAN 12: Design (2016)
Environment (Wales) Act (2016)
Planning (Wales) Act (2015)
One Wales: One Planet – The Sustainable Development Scheme of the Welsh Assembly Government (2009)
TAN 5: Nature Conservation and Planning (2009)
MTAN 2: Coal (2009)
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004)
MTAN 1: Aggregates (2004)
TAN 10: Tree Preservation Orders (1997)
TAN 7: Outdoor Advertisement Control (1996)

Implications for the LDP and SA: The LDP should limit the potential for adverse impacts on biodiversity sites. As part of this consideration, decision making should reflect on potential impacts on the wider ecological network and the contribution sites make to the resilience of ecosystems. Planning Policy Wales 11 states that "development should not cause any significant loss of habitats or populations of species, locally or nationally and must provide a net benefit for biodiversity".

Important landscapes should be protected. The plan should protect high value agricultural soils from development and encourage the re-use of brownfield land where appropriate. Policies and site allocations can be used to direct development to less sensitive locations and promote green/blue infrastructure to support habitat connectivity.

The plan should also take into account non-designated landscapes which are particularly sensitive to development and non-designated habitats which form part of wider ecological network. The plan also presents opportunities to promote the achievement of biodiversity gains.

It will be role of the ISA to test the policy options in terms of the effect they will have on green infrastructure (including biodiversity/geodiversity sites), habitats, species, and on valued landscapes. The effects of these options in relation to promoting the development of brownfield land and limiting the loss of valuable agricultural soils should also be appraised. Site options should be considered in these terms also, making use of the findings of the HRA and green infrastructure assessment work where appropriate.

Historic environment and culture

3.27 The relevant national plans, policies and programmes under this topic are:

Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
Historic Environment (Wales) Act 2023
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act (2020)
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Cymraeg 2050: A Million Welsh Speakers (2017)
TAN 24: The Historic Environment (2017)
TAN 20: Planning and The Welsh Language (2017)
TAN 12: Design (2016)
Planning (Wales) Act (2015)
Welsh Language (Wales) Measure (2011)
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004)
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
TAN 7: Outdoor Advertisement Control (1996)

Implications for the LDP and SA: The potential impact of new development on the historic environment, including local character as well as designated and non- designated heritage assets and their respective settings should inform the preparation of the LDP. Particular regard may be given to protecting heritage assets which have been identified as being 'at risk' (both at the national and local level). Policies should be included to address these issues and site options should be considered with regard to the potential for related issues. The preparation of the LDP should also have regard to Welsh language and consider the areas in which it is more widely spoken, also seeking to increase its use.

The ISA should appraise both policy and site options in terms of the potential for effects on the historic environment. It should identify those locations at which development would have the greatest potential to adversely impact the historic environment, as informed by any heritage impact assessment work that is undertaken to inform the LDP.

The ISA, through the objective addressing Welsh language impact assessment, should also appraise all elements of the LDP in terms of the potential impacts on Welsh language. This should consider the support of the plan for existing and new speakers of the language as well associated cultural impacts the plan may have.

Natural resources including air quality and water quality

3.28 The relevant national plans, policies and programmes under this topic are:

The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024
Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
National Transport Delivery Plan 2022 to 2027
Llwybr Newydd The Wales Transport Strategy 2021
Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy for Wales (2021)
Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy for Wales: Action Plan (2021)
Net Zero Carbon Status by 2030: A Route Map for Decarbonisation Across the Welsh Public Sector (2021)
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act (2020)
The Clean Air Plan for Wales: Healthy Air, Healthy Wales (2020)
Prosperity for All: A Low Carbon Wales (2019)
Clean Air Strategy 2019
Sustainable Drainage (SuDS) Statutory Guidance (2019)
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations in Wales: Welsh Government Supplemental Plan to the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations 2017 (2018)
Energy Efficiency in Wales: A Strategy for the Next 10 Years 2016-2026 (2017)
Natural Resources Policy (2017)
Environment (Wales) Act (2016)
Planning (Wales) Act (2015)
Water Strategy for Wales (2015)
Active Travel (Wales) Act (2013)
Energy Wales: A Low Carbon Transition (2012)
Air Quality Standards (Wales) Regulations (2010)
One Wales: One Planet – The Sustainable Development Scheme of the Welsh Assembly Government (2009)
MTAN 2: Coal (2009)
Climate Change Act 2008
TAN 18: Transport (2007)
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004)
MTAN 1: Aggregates (2004)
The Air Quality (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002
TAN 3: Simplified Planning Zones (1996)

Implications for the LDP and ISA: The LDP should consider setting out policies to promote the efficient use of water and limit all types of pollution including water and air pollution. It should also seek to limit pressure on the wastewater treatment (WwT) infrastructure and water supply where it is established that this is an issue. The allocation of sites for development should take account of areas which have highest sensitivity in relation to these issues, including Source Protection Zones (SPZ). To limit the potential for air quality issues to be intensified as development is delivered over the plan period, the LDP should also factor in the contribution specific site options can make to achieving modal shift and limiting the need for residents to travel. Air quality can have both direct and indirect effects on physical and mental health, and healthy life expectancy.

The contribution that policy options can make to achieving these aims can be tested through the ISA. Individual site options can be considered in relation to particular sensitivities of the WwT infrastructure and other identified areas (such as SPZs).

Economic growth

3.29 The relevant national plans, policies and programmes under this topic are:

The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024
Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act (2020)
Welcome to Wales: Priorities for the Visitor Economy 2020-2025
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Prosperity for All: The National Strategy (2017)
UK Industrial Strategy (2017)
TAN 4: Retailing and Commercial Development (2016)
TAN 4: Retailing and Commercial Development (2016)
Planning (Wales) Act (2015)
Wales Rural Development Plan 2014-2020
TAN 23: Economic Development (2014)
Partnership for Growth: Strategy for Tourism 2013-2020
TAN 6: Planning for Sustainable Rural Communities (2010)
Economic Renewal: A New Direction (2010)
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004)
TAN 19: Telecommunications (2002)
TAN 13: Tourism (1997)
TAN 3: Simplified Planning Zones (1996)
TAN 7: Outdoor Advertisement Control (1996)
The Growth Deal
Prosperity for All: Economic Action Plan

Implications for the LDP and SA: The LDP should allocate land to support the projected level of economic growth required over the plan period. LDP policies should be included to help promote sustainable economic and employment growth to benefit all members of the community and reduce disparity within the plan area. This should include support for the infrastructure (including that which supports digital connectivity) required for the economy to function successfully. Local economic growth should be considered in the light of wider economic growth.

Employment sites should be located to enable local people to be able to access the new employment opportunities. Policies may also seek to promote the viability of town centre areas on Anglesey.

The ISA should test individual site and policy options in relation to the contribution they can make to achieving these aims. Employment site options should be appraised in terms of the contribution they can make to meeting the employment land requirements of the Isle of Anglesey as well as the access that residents would have to the employment opportunities delivered.

Transport

2.30 The relevant national plans, policies and programmes under this topic are:

The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024
Welsh Transport Appraisal Guidance (WelTAG) (2024)
Environment (Air Quality and Soundscapes) (Wales) Act 2024
Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
National Transport Delivery Plan 2022 to 2027
Llwybr Newydd The Wales Transport Strategy 2021
Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy for Wales (2021)
Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy for Wales: Action Plan (2021)
Net Zero Carbon Status by 2030: A Route Map for Decarbonisation Across the Welsh Public Sector (2021)
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act (2020)
The Clean Air Plan for Wales: Healthy Air, Healthy Wales (2020)
Prosperity for All: A Low Carbon Wales (2019)
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations in Wales: Welsh Government Supplemental Plan to the UK Plan for Tackling Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations 2017 (2018)
Planning (Wales) Act (2015)
Active Travel (Wales) Act (2013)
Equality Act (2010)
Air Quality Standards (Wales) Regulations (2010)
Climate Change Act 2008
TAN 18: Transport (2007)
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004)
The Air Quality (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2002
TAN 11: Noise (1997)

Implications for the LDP and SA: The potential for reducing the need to travel, limiting congestion and associated benefits for air quality and climate change as well as public health should inform the preparation of the policies for the LDP and its site allocations. The LDP can also be supportive of more sustainable modes of transport including active travel. This may include support for the infrastructure necessary for cycling and electric vehicles/e-bikes. Furthermore, the selection of site options for development should be informed by issues such as the potential for access to new and existing public transport nodes and active transport routes and specific highways capacity issues. The selection of individual site options should also be informed by their proximity to essential services and facilities which is likely to reduce the need for residents to regularly travel long distances. The ISA should be used to test policy and site options in terms of the contribution they can make to making transport choices more sustainable. As well as testing site options in terms of limiting the need to travel within Anglesey, policy options should be tested with regard the contribution they make to the uptake of more sustainable transport options, such as walking and cycling and public transport.

Sub-national policy context

3.31 Below the national level there are further plans and programmes which are of relevance for the Anglesey LDP and the ISA process.

3.32 This includes the emerging North Wales SDP and the North West Wales Area Statement. Preparation of the North Wales SDP will be taken forward by a Corporate Joint Committee (CJC) comprising Conwy County Borough Council, Denbighshire County Council, Flintshire County Council, Gwynedd Council, Isle of Anglesey County Council, Wrexham County Borough Council and Eryri National Park Authority. The SDP is at a very early stage of preparation, however, PPW clarifies that LDPs must be in general conformity with Future Wales and the relevant SDP.

3.33 Most plans and programmes which sit below the national level are at the county borough level. Details of those plans and programmes are provided in Appendix A.

18Welsh Government (2024) Planning Policy Wales Edition 12.

19 Welsh Government (July 2020) Building Better Places: The Planning System
Delivering Resilient and Brighter Futures – Placemaking and the Covid 19
Recovery.

20 Welsh Government (2021) Future Wales – the National Plan 2040

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