The Central Lancashire Authorities of Preston City, South Ribble and Chorley are undertaking a review of the development plan(s) for the area and are working towards the preparation of a Joint Local Plan for Central Lancashire. This will be a single Planning document containing the Council’s vision and objectives. It will set strategic and local development management policies and site allocations for future development across the three authorities. Once adopted, the Local Plan will guide the future growth and development in the Central Lancashire area and replace the Central Lancashire Core Strategy (adopted in 2012) and the Local Plans/Site Allocations and Development Management Policies of the 3 Central Lancashire Authorities (all adopted 2015).

 We are now consulting on the first document to be prepared which will help to shape the policies developed in the Local Plan. This is called the ‘Central Lancashire Local Plan Issues and Options Consultation’.

 Consultation on this document will run from Monday 18^th November 2019 until Friday 14^th February 2020. All documents will be available to view and download from our website from Monday 18^th November at https://centrallocalplan.lancashire.gov.uk/.

 We encourage you to respond online to this consultation because it will be much easier for us to understand what you want to tell us. You can access the consultation documents and give us your views here: https://centrallocalplan.citizenspace.com. There are a series of questions we would like you to consider answering as part of this consultation, but you only need to respond to those questions most relevant to you.

 You can also go to your local library to look at this consultation and to get help to respond online. We are also holding a series of drop in events across Chorley, Preston and South Ribble during the consultation period where you can come and talk to us about the Local Plan.

 All responses must be received by 23.59 on Friday 14^th February 2020.