WQ98119 (w) Tabled on 06/02/2026

Will the Cabinet Secretary provide the latest timetable for all local planning authorities in Wales to prepare local development plans?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning | Answered on 11/02/2026

The below table sets out the key stages for Local Development Plan (LDP) progress in Wales as provided in each Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) latest Delivery Agreement (DA), including revisions, as of 9th February 2026.

LPA

Latest Delivery Agreement

Preferred Strategy

Deposit Plan

Submission

Adoption

Bannau Brycheiniog NPA – 2nd RP

DA Awaited

 

 

 

 

Blaenau Gwent - RP

July 2024

 

April 2025

Jan 2026

Oct 2026

Bridgend – 2nd RP

Due March 2028

 

 

 

 

Caerphilly - RP

Oct 2024

Feb 2025

Feb 2026

Nov 2026

Aug 2027

Cardiff - RP

Feb 2025

 

March 2025

Jan 2026

Dec 2026

Carmarthenshire - RP

Jan 2024

 

 

June 2024

Summer 2026

Ceredigion - RP

June 2018

July 2019

June 2020

Dec 2020

Dec 2021

Conwy - RP

Dec 2025

 

Jan 2026

Nov 2026

Oct 2027

Denbighshire - RP

Dec 2022

 

Sept 2023

May 2024

Sept 2025

Eryri NPA – 2nd RP

Sept 2025

Feb 2027

Nov 2027

May 2028

May 2029

Flintshire - RP

Due Jan 2027

 

 

 

 

Gwynedd – RP

March 2024

April 2025

Jan 2026

Sept 2026

Oct 2027

Merthyr Tydfil – 2nd RP

Awaiting DA

 

 

 

 

Monmouthshire - RP

Oct 2024

Jan 2023

Dec 2024

Nov 2025

Nov 2026

Neath Port Talbot - RP

Oct 2023

Dec 2024

Dec 2025

June 2026

April 2027

Newport - RP

Jan 2023

Nov 2023

Dec 2024

May 2025

Feb 2026

Pembrokeshire CC - RP

July 2024

 

Oct 2024

June 2025

May 2026

Pembrokeshire Coast NPA – 2nd RP

Dec 2025

March 2027

May 2028

Oct 2028

Nov 2029

Powys - RP

July 2024

Oct 2024

Nov 2025

Sept 2026

Sept 2027

Rhondda Cynon Taff - RP

July 2023

Feb 2024

Feb 2025

June 2025

May 2026

Swansea - RP

Feb 2025

April 2025

June 2026

Feb 2027

Dec 2027

Torfaen - RP

Nov 2024

Dec 2025

Dec 2026

Jan 2028

Dec 2028

Vale of Glamorgan - RP

Jan 2026

 

Feb 2026

Nov 2026

Sept 2027

Wrexham

 

 

 

Dec 2018

Unadopted

Ynys Mon - RP

Oct 2024

Jan 2026

Oct 2026

June 2027

May 2028

 

Note: All submission and adoption dates after February 2026 are indicative, assuming a plan will be submitted and can be adopted. RP stands for Replacement Plan. 2nd RP stands for Second Replacement Plan.