Agenda and draft minutes

RESOLVED: That Councillor Hughes be appointed Chairman for the meeting.

The Chairman, Councillor Hughes, welcomed those present to the meeting.

An apology for absence was submitted on behalf of Councillor Walmsley.

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED:

That the minutes of the Central Lancashire Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Committee meeting held on 28 July 2015 be approved as a correct record and signed by the chairman.

Report attached.

Mike Molyneux introduced the report on the provisions of the Housing and Planning Bill and the potential implications for the delivery of local planning policies in Central Lancashire. He stated that one of the implications was that if developers provided starter homes to be sold at a discount of at least 20% of the market value, it would be difficult for developers to offer the purchaser any further discounts.  He also mentioned that the bill promoted developing brownfield sites within the green belt which could have an implication mainly for Chorley and South Ribble.

Jenni Moore referred to the Local Development Orders and that councils should not underestimate the amount of work involved.  She suggested that a model order could be produced.

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

Report attached.

Peter McAnespie introduced a report on a proposed revised timetable for the progression of the Central Lancashire Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Local Plan.

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

Report attached.

Mike Molyneux introduced a report on the monitoring of the delivery of key performance indicators as set out in the Central Lancashire Core Strategy.

Steven Brown referred to page 4 of the Annual Monitoring Report and in particular the Value of Developer Contributions Collected figure for South Ribble and that this was actually zero.  However, he indicated that £195,000 had been collected since April 2015.

Jonathan Noad referred to the Employment Land Take-Up for South Ribble and that although the figure was zero the position was healthy as there had been activity in the borough since April 2015.

Councillor Hughes questioned the monitoring of road traffic volume for the A6 South Ribble Way, South of A582 Lostock Hall, Bamber Bridge and that the report indicated that the location would no longer be monitored.  Marcus Hudson reassured the councillor that as this was a prominent location they would be still be taking a great deal of interest in the site.

Councillor Bradley also questioned the monitoring of road traffic volume for the B5256 Sheep Hill Lane, East of Cuerden Valley Park, Clayton-le-Woods and that he was surprised that the figure for 2015 had significantly reduced.  He was informed that this was the data recorded for that location.

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

Marcus Hudson provided an update on the City Deal and the current position in respect of the following schemes:

•           Broughton By-pass – Preliminary work was expected to commence prior to Christmas. An exhibition detailing the proposed designs would be held on 12 December 2015 at Broughton Club between 9.30 and 12.30.

•           Preston Western Distributor – A consultation event would be held in the New Year to publicise the proposals for the East/West Link Road.

•           A582 South Ribble – Works had now been completed at the Stanifield Lane roundabout and work had commenced at the Penwortham Way/Flensburg Way roundabout. Dualling work on Golden Way had been delayed but was hoped to be completed in the New Year.

•           Public Transport Priority Corridors – Works would soon be commencing to the Public Transport Priority Corridors in Bamber Bridge and on New Hall Lane, Preston.

In response to a question from Councillor Hesketh, Marcus Hudson confirmed that surveys had commenced on land in Hutton concerning the Ribble Bridge Crossing.  Any landowners should have been contacted concerning access to their land.

(b) Review of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

Steven Brown indicated that the Government had recently launched a review into CIL and that it would publish the findings in April 2016.

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED:

That the updates be noted.

The next meeting would be held on Thursday 3 March 2016 at 5.30pm at Preston City Council.