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Shale Gas (role of Lancashire County Council in planning)
Lancashire County Council is the Minerals and Waste Planning Authority for Lancashire.
Fylde Borough Council is a consultee only, and does not determine Waste or Mineral planning applications including Shale Gas or 'Fracking' related applications.
The Development Management Group is responsible for monitoring, protecting and regulating the use of land for mineral (mines and quarries) and waste management (landfill/land raising,…
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Section 106 Agreements
Some proposed developments can only be made acceptable in planning terms if the developer enters into an agreement to do or not do something on the land, or to provide some community benefit that the proposed development makes necessary. These may include affordable housing, community facilities, highways and street works.
An agreement of this kind is…
Non Material Amendments to Existing Planning Permissions
New legislation came into force on 1 October 2009 which allows the local planning authorities to approve non material changes to approved development in the form of the Town & Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment no 3) (England) Order 2009 which in turn has been replaced by the Town & Country Planning (Development Management…
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Planning application fees
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Local Development Order – Warton
In 2011 the Warton Aerodrome site was awarded Enterprise Zone status. This is as part of the ‘Lancashire Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Enterprise Zone’, with Samlesbury Aerodrome forming the other part of the Enterprise Zone.
A Local Development Order was issued by Fylde Council on part of the site in 2015. This removed the need…
Do I need planning permission?
The Planning Portal can be used to find out if you need planning permission. You can explore the interactive house and mini guides on the Planning Portal for guidance on many common householder projects in England.
Alternatively there are two ways which you can determine if planning permission is needed, through the council:
You can…
Difference between Building Control and Planning
Building Control and Planning are two distinct types of service which can affect the construction and appearance of buildings. For most building work two separate application's are necessary in order to obtain both Building Regulation's and Planning Applications consent.
The majority of building works require Building Regulation approval with only a few minor works being…
