Blackpool eyes December adoption for local plan 

The Flintshire-based developer’s Lancashire division has bought a nine-acre site in Warton from Hallam Land Management for an undisclosed sum and aims to start building a 96-home development in March. 

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The subsidiary of Keepmoat Homes has partnered with the social housing provider to bring forward a £13m affordable housing scheme off Priory Chase in the Lancashire town.

The council is preparing to exercise compulsory purchase powers to acquire 10 acres off Central Drive to pave the way for developer Nikal’s Blackpool Central entertainment complex. 

South Ribble Council has granted consent to the developer to create a 612,000 sq ft industrial scheme on a 40-acre site next to Lancashire Business Park. 

Preston, South Ribble and Chorley's councils are closer to adopting a combined Local Plan, as officers progress towards a preferred options consultation this summer.

Blackpool Council’s plans to redevelop the 22-acre site of the former school into 176 homes are recommended for approval for a second time after being deferred more than a year ago due to an objection from Sport England. 

Construction has begun on site at East, an 18-acre development off the M6 to the north-east of the city.