Timetable

The latest version of the Local Development Scheme (LDS) was approved at Full Councils in December of 2022. The document can be accessed here. Since the publication of the last LDS, there have been a number of external factors which have led to delays to the local plan timetable. Despite this, a significant amount of work has been undertaken in the preparation of the emerging Central Lancashire Local Plan and a revised LDS will be published in the new year.

The three Central Lancashire Authorities remain absolutely committed to the delivery of the new Local Plan under the existing statutory planning regime and we intend to meet the deadlines of submission of our Central Lancashire Local Plan by 30th June 2025 and adoption by 31st December 2026.

We would like to thank everyone who has been involved in previous consultations and look forward to your continued engagement with the plan-making process moving forward. Proposed dates for the next consultation will be published within the new LDS.

For more information about the National Government’s proposed changes to plan-making, please see their consultation website here.

Updated on 20 November 2023