Neighbourhood Plans

A neighbourhood plan is a way of helping local communities to influence the planning of the area in which they live and work.

It can be used to:

Develop a shared vision for your neighbourhood
Choose where new homes, shops, offices and other development should be built
Identify and protect important local green spaces
Influence what new buildings should look like

General neighbourhood plan guidance and details of funding available to assist in producing a neighbourhood plan.

Application form for area and forum designation.

Marton Moss neighbourhood plan

Recent consultation

Consultation on the Draft Marton Moss Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 14) ended on 19 April 2022.

Further information can be found on the Neighbourhood Forum's website.

To make contact with the Forum please email enquiries@martonmossforum.org

Further information and background

Designating the Marton Moss Neighbourhood Area and Forum

The council formally designated the Marton Moss Neighbourhood Area and the Marton Moss Neighbourhood Forum on the 26 March 2019, following a 6 week consultation period which ran between 21 January 2019 and the 4 March 2019. The council's decision is available below:

The application, supporting documents and a schedule of representations are available below:

Marton Moss neighbourhood planning approach

The core strategy was adopted in January 2016 and identifies the remaining lands at Marton Moss as being integral to the local distinctiveness of Blackpool and is highly valued by the local community.

Policy CS26 sets out a neighbourhood planning approach. This means getting the community more involved in deciding what they want for the area, for example how to retain the Moss’ distinctive character as well as deciding where and what type of development may be acceptable.

The Council undertook consultation events in November 2017 and the local community voted in favour of producing their own Neighbourhood Plan. For more information on the consultation process and the results, please see the documents below.