Issue - meetings

Report of the Central Lancashire Planning Policy Officers (enclosed).

Carolyn Williams, Central Lancashire Local Plan Co-Ordinator, presented the report which provided Member with an update on the Central Lancashire Local Plan Review.

The next key milestone in the Local Plan programme was the Issues and Options consultation planned for Autumn 2019. The programme had slipped as a result of the time taken to undertake the first iteration of the SHELAA and it was therefore proposed that a revised Local Development Scheme (LDS) be prepared and brought to the next JAC meeting in October for endorsement.

It was likely that the forecasted date for adoption of the new Central Lancashire Local Plan in Summer 2022, would also slip back. This would therefore be reviewed and a new programme would be presented to the next JAC meeting.

Iceni Projects Consultancy had been commissioned to undertake an additional housing study which would provide the necessary housing need analysis by the new NPPF and would also provide a robust evidence for an appropriate distribution of housing across the three authorities. The final report would be presented at the next JAC meeting.

JBA Consulting were also undertaking the update to the Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) for Central Lancashire. Progress had been slower than anticipated due to issues with communication from Lancashire County Council (LCC), and some of the information provided by LCC was in an unusable format. The consultants would be assessing what further work was required to be able to use it. It had been agreed that LCC would fund any additional costs for this work.

Other issues discussed and detailed in the report related to the following;

·         Integrated Assessment Scoping Report

·         Open Space Recreation Sports Assessment (OSSRA)

·         Transport

·         Greenbelt Assessment

·         Call for Sites

Following discussion, it was agreed that any information issued to the public be explained clearly and previous forms would be updated and simplified for public use.

Decision: That the report be noted.