THE VALE's Local Development Plan (LDP) is set to be rubber stamped this week.

Full council were due to consider the plan at their meeting last night (Wednesday June 28).

The LDP was submitted to the Welsh Government and the planning inspectorate for independent examination in July 2015 and since then several sessions have been held to determine whether the plan is "sound".

A number of changes have been recommended including a revised housing requirement figure of 9,460, extended residential allocations to correct a previous over-reliance on windfall allocations including at Upper Cosmeston Farm, land adjacent to Oak Court in Penarth and land west of Pencoedtre Lane, Barry as well as the scrapping of the gypsy and traveller allocation at Hayes Road in Sully and the inclusion of a new allocation for two pitches at Llangan.

Part six of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 says each local authority in Wales must prepare and keep a Local Development Plan (LDP) for its area under review.

Once adopted the LDP will be used to guide and manage development, providing a basis by which future planning applications and appeals will be determined.

The LDP will replace the now expired Vale of Glamorgan Unitary Development Plan 1996 - 2011.

The report concludes that, subject to recommended changes, the Vale of Glamorgan LDP 2011-2026 meets the test of soundness set out in Planning Policy Wales.

The council is required to adopt the LDP within eight weeks of receiving the inspector's report and must demonstrate there is a five-year housing land supply at the time the plan is adopted.