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| 19. IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING
AND REVIEW |
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Implementation |
| 19.1 |
The successful achievement of the policies
and proposals contained within the Local Plan will depend not only
upon the City Council but, to an important degree, on the co-operation
and support of a wide range of other public and private sector agencies
and of individual businesses and households. Even those who are not
likely to become directly involved in the development and use of land
are affected by the planning process. |
| 19.2 |
Formal consultation at the Deposit Stage
has a crucial role in ensuring that the plan, which once adopted has
legal status, is supported by those who live, work, invest and visit
Preston alike. Nonetheless, it is impossible to produce a plan which
will guide future development and, at the same time, completely satisfy
the aspirations of all sections of the community. Independent adjudication
will be provided at Public Inquiry when the various issues are discussed
in front of an independent inspector. |
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The Role of Participants |
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Preston City Council |
| 19.3 |
The City Council will be involved in all
aspects of implementation both directly and in a co-ordinating capacity. |
| 19.4 |
As Local Planning Authority, the Council
has statutory control over most forms of development. Applications
will be determined in accordance with Local Plan policies and proposals.
It is hoped that the plan and its supplementary planning guidance
will encourage and guide landowners and prospective developers to
bring forward proposals which accord with the plan. |
| 19.5 |
The Council has other statutory powers
which it can utilise towards the achievement of plan objectives. These
include direct investment through its capital programme, and the sale
or development of its landholdings for a particular purpose. It can
also assemble land and undertake schemes in partnership with the private
sector. |
| 19.6 |
However, where such activity involves
Council expenditure, the Council is heavily constrained by the uncertainties
of Government spending controls. The Council will look more and more
to the private sector for assistance in areas which, until recently,
have been viewed as the sole responsibility of the local authority. |
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Lancashire County Council |
| 19.7 |
The City Council will be looking to the
County Council to play a major role particularly in its capacities
as strategic planning authority and highway authority. |
| 19.8 |
Lancashire County Council has established
a proud reputation at the forefront of work on the environment and
the City Council looks forward to it continuing to play a major role
on issues such as Countryside Management, Waste Disposal, and Mineral
Extraction within the City. |
| 19.9 |
As highway authority, the County Council
will play a pivotal role in the implementation of proposals to develop
the City's transport infrastructure in a manner which reduces reliance
upon and use of the private car. Local plan proposals will be pursued
in particular through the annual submission of "package bids" (incorporating
public and private transport elements) by the County Council for government
grant (Transport Supplementary Grant). The County Council will also
play a key role in the co-ordination and provision of public transport
services and in advising the City Council's consideration of the highways
and transport implications of development proposals. |
| 19.10 |
The County Council also has an important
role to play in the maintenance and development of community facilities
in its role as education and social services authority. |
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Commission for the New
Towns |
| 19.11 |
The Commission for the New Towns owns
large areas of land which have statutory approval for housing or business
development. These approvals will remain in force as long as the Commission
or any residuary body, retains ownership of the land. The Commission
is only required to consult the City Council on detailed proposals
for these areas. They are not bound by the policies in this Local
Plan. It is crucial to the success of the plan that these areas are
developed in a manner which contributes towards the achievement of
plan objectives. The City Council will liaise fully with the Commission
to try and ensure that this is the case. |
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Other Public Sector Agencies |
| 19.12 |
The Local Plan gives a clear indication
to other public service agencies (e.g. the health authority, North
West Water etc) of the changing demands which they may face as a result
of future development within the city. It also gives an indication
to other public sector agencies (e.g. English Heritage and English
Nature) of the scale and location of future development to assist
them to plan ahead for the performance of their functions which contribute
to the achievement of plan objectives. |
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Private Sector Developers. |
| 19.13 |
Many of the development opportunities
identified in the plan will depend upon the willingness of the private
sector to implement them. Through the Local Plan, the Council has
sought to strike an appropriate balance between commercial investment
criteria and other considerations and is confident that developers
will recognise this and feel able to channel resources into Preston. |
| 19.14 |
A key element in the success of the Local
Plan will be the acceptance by developers that they have a vital role
to play in contributing towards the community infrastructure upon
which the wider success of future development within Preston depends. |
| 19.15 |
The Council is keen to work in partnership
with the private sector on a wide range of development and other projects
(e.g. city centre management). In particular it will look to develop
and extend its close links with the Housing Associations in tackling
problems of homelessness and poor housing conditions. |
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Private Householders. |
| 19.16 |
Much of the area covered by the plan will
remain residential. The plan's policies set out a framework for the
maintenance and improvement of the quality of the environment but
this cannot be achieved solely through the control of development
and other public sector action. |
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Equally important is the role of individual
householders in the maintenance of their homes and in making small-scale
improvements to their property and local environment. |
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Resources, Monitoring &
Review. |
| 19.18 |
Planning for development over 10 years
is particularly difficult given the wide range of factors which can
affect pressures for development and demands for different types of
facility which require land or buildings. Of particular importance
are future economic conditions and the resources likely to be available
in the public and private sector, ranging from the Council's Capital
Budget to the disposable income of households who spend money in the
City. |
| 19.19 |
As far as possible the plan attempts to
take on board these uncertainties, striving to be realistic, particularly
in respect of public sector investment, but it has to keep open the
prospect of the more radical long term changes (e.g. in areas such
as transportation) upon which key plan objectives depend. |
| 19.20 |
Unforeseen changes are, however, likely
to occur. The Council will monitor carefully both the rate of implementation
of proposals and the underlying economic and demographic trends. Should
there be a dramatic change in either, the plan may have to be modified
to accommodate increased or reduced pressures for certain types of
development. |
| 19.21 |
Reports will be produced periodically
throughout the plan period dealing with performance and monitoring
and these will be made available to the general public. |
| 19.22 |
Should it prove necessary to review the
plan and modify proposals these will be subject to public consultation
on a similar comprehensive basis as that currently being undertaken. |
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