Planning policy

Our planning policy team are responsible for a range of policy matters including the Local Plan.

Local Plan and planning policies

• West Lancashire Local Plan 2012-2027 (current adopted plan)
• West Lancashire Local Plan 2023-2040 (emerging plan)
• Supplementary planning documents
• Neighbourhood Planning / Burscough Neighbourhood Plan

• Evidence, studies, research and monitoring 
• Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment
• Annual Monitoring Reports (AMRs)
• Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation
• Article 4 Directions
• Local Development Orders
• Living with COVID

Related Lancashire / national planning policies

• West Lancashire Highways and Transport Masterplan (external link). 
• Minerals and Waste Local Plan for Lancashire (external link)
• The National Planning Policy Framework (external link)

Statutory registers

• Brownfield Land Register
• West Lancashire self build and custom build register

Community Infrastructure Levy & S106

• Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) 
• S106 monitoring

Consultation

• Planning Policy consultation
• Join our database
• Statement of Community Involvement

Contact Us

• For Local Plan and planning policy enquiries: localplan@westlancs.gov.uk
• For CIL and S106 enquiries: CIL@westlancs.gov.uk