Agenda and minutes

As noted above.

To receive any declaration of interest by any Member or Officer in respect of any item of business.

None received.

To submit, for confirmation, the minutes of the previous meeting held on 15 January, 2026.

The minutes of the previous meeting held on 15 January, 2026 were confirmed as correct.

To submit a report by the Head of Regulation and Economic Development.

Submitted – a report by the Head of Regulation and Economic Development.

The Chief Planning Officer reported that the report outlines the second stage of the process in preparing the Local Development Plan – Develop Vision, Objective and Options Consultation process.  Consulting on the plan is not a statutory requirement, but the Council is keen to ensure that there is an opportunity for the communities and stakeholders to have a say in the future development of the Island.  This stage represents the first substantive consultation in the preparation of the new Local Development Plan, and it is intended to identify the key planning issues, challenges and opportunities facing the Island; establish a draft Vision and Strategic Objectives; present options for growth and spatial distribution of development; seek early engagement to inform the next stage, the Preferred Strategy.  He noted that the key issues, challenges and opportunities facing Anglesey have been identified by considering national planning legislation, policy and guidance, reviewing the Council’s strategic priorities and undertaking initial engagement with stakeholders.  The sustainability of accessing suitable housing, providing infrastructure for ambitious growth, climate change response, promoting the Welsh language and culture, protecting the natural historic environment and managing resources and promoting the place shaping and wellbeing. 

Chapter 5 of the report highlights the Vision to ensure that the Plan has a coherent focus for all policies to wok towards delivering, a strong and clear vision for the future will sit at the heart of the document.  The Vision should provide a spatial dimension that ensures that the Plan is unique to Anglesey and be an ambitious description of what type of place the Island will be at the end of the period of the Plan. 

Chapter 6 of the report sets out the Council’s draft objectives.  The draft objectives will ensure that the draft vision as set out in Chapter 5 is delivered and will form the basis of the Local Development Plan. 

Chapter 7 of the report refers to the proposed policy direction giving an overview of the different areas of the policy direction.  Each theme and topic area summary is provided, alongside an overview of the key national and regional context; proposed changes from the existing Joint Local Development Plan policy/approach and the evidence required to support the proposed future policy direction. 

Chapter 8 of the report deals with housing and employment growth scenarios.  It considers the contextual information provide in Chapters 3 and 4 and considers how many homes and additional jobs it may be necessary to plan for between 2024 and 2039. 

Chapter 9 of the report refers to Spatial Options which focuses on the key settlements which recognises Holyhead, Llangefni, Amlwch and Menai Bridge which will see new growth potential and to small to medium sized sites in the majority of Local Service Centres and Villages in the Local Development Plan area.  There would be focus on brownfield sites and regeneration of urban centres.  Dispersed Development across all settlements at a level that is proportionate to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

To submit the Integrated Sustainability Appraisal (ISA).

Submitted – the Integrated Sustainability Appraisal (ISA) for consideration by the Committee.

The Director LUC reported that Integrated Sustainability Appraisal (ISA) is a document that incorporates the development of the Local Development Plan and includes several regulatory assessments and procedures alongside health and equality assessments, the Welsh Language, strategic environmental and sustainability assessment.  She referred that a Scoping Report was presented previously to the Committee which set out a framework of objectives.  The development of a set of ISA objectives is a recognised way in which is likely sustainability effects on a Plan.  The ISA framework for the new Local Development Plan for Anglesey was developed at the Scoping stage as is noted in Chapter 2 of the report.

Councillor Robert Ll Jones said that the map of the Isle of Anglesey within the report, is misleading as Holy Island is a large Island and the channel between the Islands needs to be recognised.   The Chair assured that amendments to the map would be undertaken before the consultation process.

It was RESOLVED to accept the report.