What does Cardiff council think about the impact of its eleven year plan for the city on the people who live here?
The latest version of Cardiff’s replacement local development plan (RDLP) has been published. It is a very important document which will guide what gets built where in the city for next eleven years. In Cardiff Civic Society’s view, it will make a very significant difference to the lives of the people who live here in relation to housing and public services.
Single impact assessment
Alongside the plan, Cardiff council have published their assessment of how the (RDLP) will affect various groups. It finds that the plan will have no differential impact on the various groups in the population, including:
People under 18 or people over 65
People with disabilities
Men or women
People from White, Mixed / Multiple Ethnic Groups, Asian / Asian British, Black / African / Caribbean / Black British or Other Ethnic Groups
Furthermore, it finds that the plan is not anticipated to “reduce or contribute to inequality of outcome because of socio-economic disadvantage” and that “it could be argued that the … plan will have a positive impact on this group.”
Engagement
The assessment of the RDLP refers to the council’s engagement with people from different groups in order to address differential impact. This is the fourth round of consultation on the matter. The actions the council propose to take in the next few weeks are:
- “To engage with children and young people during preparation of the plan appropriate consultation methods will be employed including producing an easy read version of the … plan.”
To engage with disabled people during consultation on the plan “the Council will provide material in appropriate formats on request to meet the needs of relevant groups.”
To engage with people from different racial groups, the Council says that it “will be important to engage with ethnic communities and consider language barriers to engagement on the plan. Advice on this from relevant partners and stakeholders will be sought on this.” Furthermore, it will “engage with ethnically diverse communities and provide information/engagement in accessible ways.”
In relation to people from a deprived socio-economic backgrounds (that is, poorer working class people), the council does not propose any mitigating actions.