Planning policy

View information on supporting documents relate to planning policy and the local plan

View evidence base documents, reports and studies that inform the development of the Local Plan.

View planning policy consultations

We are required to research demand for self build plots in the area and from 1 April 2016 the Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 obliges us to maintain a list of people and groups interested in building their own homes.

A new Local Plan for the three Authorities of Chorley, Preston and South Ribble is being prepared to cover the period to 2038.

The Community Right to Bid allows community groups to nominate assets which they consider to be of community value.

Neighbourhood planning gives town and parish councils the opportunity to prepare, with the community they represent, a planning document for their area.

The Council implemented a Registered Provider (RP) Partnership Framework on 1st April 2022 which applies to all planning applications requiring affordable housing provision.

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a way of creating and improving the state of nature and habitats through planning and development. BNG makes sure new developments have a measurably positive impact ('net gain') on biodiversity, compared to what was there before development.