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Employment Land & Premises Study

Joint Employment Land and Premises Study (JELPS)

 

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We consulted on the draft JELPS report in June 2009. The consultants have considered all the comments that people made and have prepared a final report.  We are currently checking this report and hope to approve and publish it in due course.

 

Background to the study

The JELPS is a joint study being carried out by West Lancs Council in partnership with neighbouring Councils (external link), with Sefton Council leading the study. 

 

We are looking at how much land might be available for employment uses - business, industry and offices - over the coming years. This will help us to work out if/where we need to allocate further sites for these uses in the future.

In carrying out this study, we have been closely following central government guidance on employment land studies (external link). The study will be an important piece of background information for our Local Development Framework.  
 

During autumn 2007 and spring 2008, we carried out "Call for Sites" exercises.

We invited people to suggest pieces of land which they thought might make appropriate employment sites in the future. In May 2008, we appointed the consultants, the BE Group, to carry out the JELPS on behalf of Sefton, Knowsley, Halton and West Lancashire Councils. 

 

Draft final study

What if I have missed the "Call for Sites"?
There will be other opportunities to suggest sites for development as we prepare our Local Development Framework. We recommend that you join our consultation database so that we can keep you in touch with LDF matters.


Related information

In addition to the JELPS we are also working on another joint study looking at land for housing, the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (or SHLAA).

We have been carrying out our JELPS and SHLAA jointly with Sefton, Knowsley and Halton Borough Councils. To find out more about the studies in these areas, please visit the Councils' websites:

Contact us
If you have any queries, please contact the Planning Policy team:

Tel: 01695 585284

Email: ldf@westlancs.gov.uk

Last updated: 2/9/2010

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