Supplementary Planning Documents are intended to add further detail to policies contained within a Local Plan, as such they act as supplementary guidance and contain important material considerations when making planning decisions.
The Rishton Canalside SPD expands on Policy R3 of the Core Strategy ‘The Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Rishton’ and focuses in particular on 5 key sites along the canal corridor.
The SPD:
- Advises developers on the types of development that would be most desirable
- Highlights key constraints and opportunities
- Identifies a set of key design principles
- Provides site specific development guidance
The SPD also recommends that the Council develops a specific regeneration strategy for land around the Canalside with costed proposals for improvement to further assist the development of vacant sites.
Cabinet member for Housing and Regeneration, Cllr Clare Cleary, said, "It is anticipated that adoption of an SPD will provide developers with a greater degree of certainty, and assist in bringing these sites forward over the longer term, as has been proven in other areas of the Borough in recent years (through SPDs for Peel Fold Mill in Stanhill and Hilltop in Baxenden)."
The draft SPD has been produced following 2 rounds of informal consultation (held earlier this year in February and March) which involved input from a wide range of individuals and organisations.
The Council is now required to undertake a statutory 4-week period of consultation on the draft SPD. The document will be well publicised and made available to view at key locations in the Borough, and on the Council’s website. Any comments received during this period will then be considered by Officers and recommended modifications will be put back to Cabinet for approval (most likely in October), prior to formal adoption of the SPD.
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