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– Planning Policy

The government have recently introduced a legal requirement for councils to prepare, maintain and publish a register of brownfield land that is considered appropriate for residential development. Brownfield land registers are in two parts:
  • Part 1 is a list of brownfield sites that are considered appropriate for residential development;
  • Part 2 consists of sites which have…

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Get involved in shaping the future of Fylde by commenting on Planning Policy Documents

If you would like to be kept notified of planning policy consultation, news and information, then you can join our conultation database which we call the Register of Consultees (ROC). To reduce costs and improve efficiency, we would prefer to contact you…

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The Local Development Scheme (LDS) details the local planning policy documents that will comprise the Development Plan for Fylde. It has two key objectives:

  • It informs the community and stakeholders of what Development Plan and planning policy documents the local planning authority intends to produce and sets out the status of these documents.
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All local planning authorities are required to prepare a ‘Statement of Community Involvement’ (SCI). The SCI sets out what consultation will take place with members of the public, statutory consultees and other stakeholders in the formulation of planning policy documents and in the determining of planning…

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The Council's Strategic Housing Land Availablilty Assessment (SHLAA) is a study which examines the amount and location of land which is potentially suitable for housing development over the next fifteen years. The study is part of the evidence base which will underpin the preparation of the Council's Local Plan. There are four main objectives of the…

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Neighbourhood Planning was introduced with the Localism Act in 2011 and gives local communities and business new powers to write planning policies through Neighbourhood Development Plans. A Neighbourhood Development Plan reflects their priorities, deliver tangible local benefits and has real weight in planning decisions and can ensure the right type of development for the community…

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