Welcome to our website

Central Lancashire is a title that describes the administrative areas of Preston, South Ribble and Chorley Councils, and we are working together on the Core Strategy part of our Local Development Frameworks and collaborating on documents that will allocate sites for development and protect sites from development.

This website contains a wide range of information about the Local Development Framework process. Use the menu on the left to find out about us and our work.

Latest News and Events

**The timescales for document preparation on the Document Preparation Programme page have been updated.**

Latest additions to the website

- Community Infrastructure Levy Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule Consultation

- Core Strategy Housing Related Changes

Community Infrastructure Levy

The Central Lancashire authorities are working on considering what levy rates should be charged on new built developments as a way of securing funds for infrastructure provision. The first consultation stage will be on Preliminary Draft Charging Schedules. The consultation will start on 31 January. Please see the Community Infrastructure Levy page to view the documents and information on how to make comments.

Core Strategy Housing Related Changes

The cosultation period for the proposed Housing Related Changes has now ended. The representations received can be viewed here and in person at the main offices of the District Councils during normal opening hours from Wednesday 18 January.

The hearing sessions for the Independent Examination will formally resume on Tuesday 6 March 2012 at 9.30am.

The venue will be the:

Gujarat Hindu Society, South Meadow Lane, Preston, PR1 8JN. 

For more details click here.

Joint Advisory Committee

The next JAC meeting is due to take place on Monday 30 January at Leyland Civic Centre. The meeting agenda can be viewed here.

The previous JAC meeting took place on Tuesday 8 November at Preston Town Hall. To view the agenda and meeting minutes, click here.

Any changes to the JAC schedule will be posted on the website. Reports presented to and minutes of all Joint Advisory Committee meetings held so far can be viewed by clicking here

Site Allocations

For the latest news on each council's Site Allocations and Development Management Policies preparatory work click here.

Other Relevant Plans and Strategies

Other plans on different topics are also being prepared that cover Central Lancashire:

Minerals and Waste Planning in Lancashire
Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Blackpool Borough Council are jointly preparing a Minerals and Waste Development Framework.
For further information about Minerals and Waste Planning in Lancashire, click the above link.

Lancashire Local Transport Plan 2011-2021 For further information about the Local Transport Plans, click the above link.

WHAT'S NEXT?

Core Strategy Next Stages

Following completion of the Examination the Inspector will send his report to the Councils, including any recommendations to amend the Core Strategy before it is adopted. It is envisaged that the Inspector's Report will be received in April and the Core Strategy adopted in July 2012. 

Supplementary Planning Documents

Five draft guidance documents are being prepared for consultation. Please check this website for news of this consultation starting. The topics to be covered are:

• Affordable Housing
• Design
• The Re-Use of Employment Premises
• Rural Development
• Access to Healthy Food

A further guidance document will be produced on Open Space and Recreation.