Central Lancashire Preferred Core Strategy

Your local councils working together to plan for a better future for everyone

What is a Local Development Framework Core Strategy?

Decides broadly what should happen where over the next 15-20 years Controls new development and coordinates

other investment – not just land use changesBasis for more detailed planning – eg site

allocationsTakes its lead from the Regional Spatial

Strategy and national planning policies.

Why are the Councils working together?

One housing market and one local economy

Similar issues to be dealt with – councils can assist each other

More efficient – saves money on plan making

Growth Point

Where does the Growth Point for Central Lancashire and Blackpool fit in?

Waiting for outcome of second stage bid (Feb 09)

If the Councils then want to go ahead the Core Strategy will be amended as necessary and further consulted on.

What does ‘Preferred’ mean?

Suggested best ways forward

Still a draft

Open to other alternatives

What’s in the Preferred Core Strategy?

Spatial Option 9 themes

Climate Change Housing Economic Growth Skills Rural Economy Retail and Tourism Health and Wellbeing Biodiversity and the

Environment Travel

Vision

Objectives

Preferred Options (or Policies)

Community Strategies

What are the highlights for Leyland?

Improved shopping facilities in LeylandRegeneration of Leyland Town CentreEmployment CentreNew and improved play facilitiesFocus on ‘greening’ the areaNew railway station at Midge Hall

(Ormskirk to Preston line)

How can I find out more?

Copies of all the documents are available at:

www.centrallancashire.com Council Offices Your local library

Call the LDF Team on 01772 536 775 or 536 777

What do we want to know?

Are the suggested preferred options the best way forward?

Are there other alternatives?How can we tell if the preferred options

are working?Have we missed anything?

Where to from here?

Comments deadline 19 December 2008

Changes can be made to final Core Strategy

‘Published’ in 2009

Finalised in 2010 following a public hearing

Any Questions???