Related Strategies 

In pursuing its own commitment to sustainable development, Bridgend County Borough Council has taken into account the Local Agenda 21 Strategy "Building a better Bridgend County Borough", which was published in December 2000.

In addition, a number of other strategies have been produced by the County Borough Council which have some direct bearing on the UDP. These are the Authority’s: -

• Economic Development Action Plan( EDAP),

• Transportation Strategy,

• Countryside Strategy and Integrated Action Programme,

• Built Heritage Strategy,

• Coastal Zone Management Plan, and

• Local Biodiversity Action Plan;

as well as specific regeneration strategies relating to: -

• Porthcawl,

• Garw Valley,

• Bridgend Town Centre,

• M4 Corridor,

• Llynfi Valley;

• Ogmore Valley, and

• Cynffig Community.

Also, the government’s White Paper on the Future of Transport and the former Welsh Office publication "Transporting Wales into the Future" identifies the formulation of local transport plans which will embody, among others, Green Commuter Plans and Safe Routes to School.