The Pioneers statue celebrates the canal builders who founded Ellesmere Port and was cast in bronze by Liverpool artist Stephen Broadbent.
Central Ellesmere Port Area Action Plan
The central Ellesmere Port area is undergoing major changes, and there are many opportunities for improvement, for example through redevelopment of vacant, derelict and under-used sites. The Area Action Plan (AAP) will provide the framework for redevelopment and regeneration and will ensure that development is dealt with in a comprehensive way.
Public consultation on the AAP Issues and Options paper was undertaken from 19 May to 30 June 2008. Copies of the document were sent to key groups and stakeholders, and it was available online. We also held exhibitions in the AAP area at Ellesmere Port Library, Ellesmere Port Market, Mecca Bingo and Trinity Methodist Church.
A focus group was held on 17 June 2008, to enable local residents to discuss issues raised in the AAP in more detail. For more information on the Central Ellesmere Port Area Action Plan, please click the link below:
House Builders Panel
We held the fourth special housebuilders panel meeting on 20 May 2008. The meeting was attended by a number of national, regional and local housebuilders. The Panel discussed a number of matters concerning the Local Development Framework. The Panel also discussed the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment, which is currently in draft form. To read the minutes of the meeting, click the link below:
Core Strategy Issues and Options Paper - Consultation ended 28 April 2008
Public consultation on the Core Strategy Issues and Options paper ended on Monday 28 April. We are now going through all of the comments made and assessing them. It is intended that these responses will be reported to a meeting of the LDF Panel in August. We would like to thank all those people who have submitted representations.
The paper is available to view and download from this website. For those who have made online comments, you can track them through the Limehouse online consultation system.
For further details and to view the paper and its sustainability appraisal, click the link below:
Development brief to be prepared for Ellesmere Port Waterfront
A development brief is to be prepared to guide the redevelopment of Ellesmere Port docks into a 7000 unit housing scheme. An application is expected in the summer from Peel Holdings and the brief will guide the application. It will set out the key development principles for the site and will be the subject of detailed public consultation. Further details will be placed on this website. On 6 May 2008, Planning Committee agreed the scope and timetable for the preparation of the brief. It is anticipated that the brief will be finally approved in September 2008.
The brief will not be part of the LDF but will be an informal brief.
Local Development Scheme Revision and Local Government Reorganisation in Cheshire
The revised Local Development Scheme 2007-2011 was approved by Government Office for the North West in November 2007. However, following the decision about local government reorganisation in Cheshire a new Local Development Scheme will be prepared for Cheshire West and Chester.
For further information on the Ellesmere Port & Neston LDS click the link below:
Developer Contributions SPD and Renewable Energy SPD
We are currently developing these two new SPDs.
Consultation on the draft Renewable Energy SPD closed on Friday 7 March and all responses are now being assessed. For further information and to read the draft document pelase click on the link below:
If you have any comments or questions on this document, please contact David Butler on 0151 356 6664 or email David Butler.
The draft Developer Contributions SPD is being prepared and will go out to consultation later in 2008. If you have any comments or questions on this document, please contact Perran Baragwanath on 0151 356 6566 or email Perran Baragwanath.
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