Purpose

Adoption of two SPG and consideration of
several dated SPGs

Content

Council agreed, with the
majority voting in favour, to:
 
1.   
Resolve to adopt the Council Draft
‘Biodiversity, Ecosystem Resilience & Development’
SPG (attached at Appendix 3);
2.   
Resolve to adopt the Council Draft ‘Green
Infrastructure’ SPG (attached at Appendix 4);
3.   
Agree to delegate to the Head of Planning and
Development: -

a.   
any final minor amendments / corrections to the text
of the adopted ‘Biodiversity, Ecosystem Resilience &
Development’ SPG and the ‘Green Infrastructure’
SPG prior to publication;

b.   
any factual updates of the adopted
‘Biodiversity, Ecosystem Resilience & Development’
SPG, the ‘Green Infrastructure’ SPG, and all adopted
SPGs over time, as necessary; and
4.   
Resolve to agree the various recommendations in the
review of the adopted Torfaen LDP’s (Appendix 2) List of
Extant Adopted SPGs contained in the Table at paragraph 4.10 of
this Report, subject to the following amendment:
5.   
That Council resolves to rename this SPG the
‘Traditional Shopfronts Design Guide’ and the wording
within be changed for the SPG to apply to areas or sites where
traditional shopfronts would reflect the context of the area,
including Blaenavon and Pontypool, neighbourhood centres such as
Abersychan & Old Cwmbran, and local
shops; but not Cwmbran Town Centre; and note that it will be
republished in a digital format and updated in due
course.