Issues and Options Consultation 2024
Issues and Options – Have Your Say!
As part of producing the new Local Plan, the Council prepared a document designed to identify the key issues facing the borough over the next 15 years and the options for addressing them. This Issues and Options document set out a series of key questions involving topics such as climate change, meeting housing needs and economic growth. The Council values the contribution of residents and other interested parties in the planning process and carried out a public consultation on the Issues and Options document between Monday 29 July 2024 and 5.00pm Tuesday 10 September 2024. The Council is unable to accept late submissions.
The Wyre Local Plan Issues and Options 2024 was prepared prior to the new Government being elected in July 2024. Proposed planning reform has not been considered or factored into this consultation document. Further information on the potential implications for the new Local Plan is available in the Planning Reform update newsletter.
The Council also published a Sustainability Appraisal of the Issues and Options document. This assesses the vision, objectives and four spatial options against a set of sustainability objectives. Comments on the Sustainability Appraisal were also welcomed.
As part of the consultation, we are held a series of public exhibitions during the consultation period at which you could discuss local plan issues with officers from the Planning Policy team.
As part of this consultation, a collection of appropriate documentation and associated material was produced:
- Issues and Options Consultation - Planning Reform Update Newsletter
- Wyre Local Plan Issues and Options July 2024
- Wyre Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal June 2024
- Consultation exhibition boards (these display boards will be available at each venue)
- Consultation exhibition board - Planning reform update (this display board will be available at each venue)
- Summary leaflet
- A4 poster
- Frequently asked questions
An accessible version of the Issues and Options document is available on request. Please contact planning.policy@wyre.gov.uk.
Please note that all comments must have been submitted in writing via email, post or online form. Please note that comments on social media such as Twitter and Facebook have not been considered as all representations must contain your name and address. Comments received will be made public (including the name of the respondent but not the address) and taken into account when we produce a revised version of the plan.
If you wish to be kept informed about progress on the Local Plan, please sign up to the Local Plan consultation database to receive email updates.