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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
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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 changes • Basis for more detailed planning – eg site allocations • Takes 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
Vision Objectives Preferred Options (or Policies) 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 Community Strategies
What are the highlights for Leyland? • Improved shopping facilities in Leyland • Regeneration of Leyland Town Centre • Employment Centre • New and improved play facilities • Focus on ‘greening’ the area • New 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