St Anne’s Neighbourhood Development Plan

Consultation on (Draft) Pre Submission Document

with Lancashire County Council and Lancashire Enterprise Partnership

May 2015

St. Anne's on the Sea Town CouncilNeighbourhood Development Plan

Meeting Notes

Meeting with Lancashire County Council, Lancashire Enterprise Partnership

1st May 2015Present: Martin Kelly, Emma Prideaux (Lancashire CC); Sally Taylor, St. Anne’s TC, Keith Keeley (Envision)

1. Introduction/Purpose of MeetingThe meeting was arranged to discuss the implications of the proposed Blackpool Corridor Enterprise Zone for the emerging St. Anne’s NDP.

2.0 Background to the NDP

Keith explained the background to the preparation of the emerging NDP, and gave an overview of the draft policies and in particular those impacting on the airport. The emerging plan strongly supported the ongoing use of the site for airport related activities. Although a strategic Local Plan issue a key concern was the protection of the Green Belt which forms part of the airport site.

Sally stressed that that TC supported the designation of the EZ and recognised the important sub regional economic role of the site

The TC were keen to ensure that the Plan proposals supported the EZ where appropriate subject to any development proposals having regard to the vision to develop St. Anne’s as “a garden town by the sea” appropriate design and corridor/ gateway improvement policies and in the NDP, including the accompanying Design Guide.

3.0 Actions

It was agreed that LCC would review the draft pre submission text and submit comments as soon as possible. The TC would consider any comments made and make appropriate amendments to the draft NDP before pre submission consultation.

St. Anne’s Neighbourhood Development Plan- Consultation with Lancashire County Council –and Lancashire Enterprise Partnership-Draft Pre Submission Plan

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Comment Response

1 Martin KellyDirector of Economic DevelopmentOffice of the Chief ExecutiveLancashire County CouncilTel. 01772 536197www.lancashire.gov.uk

Page 14 Key Issues

General Development Principles and Strategic Issues

We suggest the following amendment to the bullet that says "ensuring beneficial development at Blackpool Airport" to say "supporting the delivery of the Blackpool Airport Corridor Enterprise Zone."

Agreed

1a Page 42 Economy

Delete third paragraph that starts "The closure of Blackpool Airport…" The airport has not closed, as airport related activities and facilities are once again in operation, though the text may have been accurate at the time.

We suggest you replace with new wording along the lines of:

"The Chancellor's 2015 Budget Statement announced the Government's approval of the application to extend the Lancashire Enterprise Zone to include the Blackpool Airport Corridor Site. Further work is currently underway on developing the business case, but the EZ announcement represents an opportunity to attract and support significant business growth and investment on the site, as part of the wider Lancashire Enterprise Zone .This will support sustainable

Agreed

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Comment Response

economic growth at local, regional and national levels."

1b Pages 44 and 45

Strategic Sites

Policies SS1: Blackpool Airport and SS2: Land at Blackpool International Airport

We suggest you delete and replace with wording along the lines of:

Agreed

1c SS1: Blackpool Airport Corridor Enterprise Zone

"The delivery of the Blackpool Airport Corridor Enterprise Zone is supported.

The designation of the Blackpool Airport Corridor Enterprise Zone will help create more businesses, jobs and investment with positive benefits for both the local economy and wider economic area. It will also contribute to national growth objectives.

The delivery of the site will be supported by the development of an agreed Masterplan"

Agreed

1d Page 62

Housing

Context and Key Issues

Paragraph 1 final sentence, we suggest you delete:

Agreed

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Comment Response

"and uncertainty over the future use of the strategic Blackpool International Airport site"

1e Page 74

We suggest you amend SS1: Blackpool Airport to read "SS1: Blackpool Airport Corridor Enterprise Zone."

Agreed