Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Planning and Property attached.

Decision made (Unanimously):

1.    That Cabinet notes the update report.

2.    That Cabinet approves for consultation purposes the draft Leyland Town Centre Masterplan.

The Cabinet Member (Planning, Regeneration and City Deal), Councillor Bill Evans, presented a report of the Director of Planning and Property that updated on the various town centres and masterplan work. The report also sought approval to consult on the draft Leyland Town Centre masterplan.

The intention is to have a robust consultation exercise on the draft Leyland Town centre Masterplan which will last for around eight weeks. Details of the responses received will then be reported back to Cabinet prior to any decision being made.

The Cabinet Member also updated on the work done to date on the Penwortham masterplan and gave notice of a masterplan that was scheduled for Tardy Gate at Lostock Hall. The Cabinet Member was due to meet with Penwortham Councillors once the masterplan was drafted.

Members were pleased to see that the masterplans were finally coming to the fore after several years in the making.

Decision made (Unanimously):

1.    That Cabinet notes the update report.

2.    That Cabinet approves for consultation purposes the draft Leyland Town Centre Masterplan.

Reason(s) for the decision:

1.    Work has been underway on the Leyland masterplan for a while and is now at an important stage whereby the draft findings and ideas need to be put out to wider public consultation. The recent announcement of a potential Towns Deal for Leyland has added extra impetus to the finalisation of a masterplan for Leyland.

2.    The recently-adopted Corporate Plan also identifies the need for master planning of other centres in the borough, namely Penwortham, Bamber Bridge and Lostock Hall, as a key priority.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

The Council could choose not to undertake the work. This would be against the agreed Corporate Plan and would not enable our town centres to thrive and diversify.