Updated 14 May 2025
Strategic Planning Process
The arrangements for approval of the Authority’s strategies are set out below.
1. Council:
- Council Plan
- Blackpool Local Plan Part One: Core Strategy *
- Community Safety Plan*
- Health and Wellbeing Strategy*
- Homelessness Prevention Strategy*
- Housing Allocations Policy*
- Lancashire and Blackpool Flood Risk Management Strategy*
- Local Transport Plan*
- Medium Term Financial Sustainability Strategy*
- School Organisation Plan*
- Statement of Licensing Policy*
- Statement of Policy and Principles under the Gambling Act*
- Youth Justice Plan*
2. Executive:
All other main strategies / plans of the authority that have not been reserved for approval by Council or delegated to the Health and Wellbeing Board or committees. Executive approval to be given in line with Executive Decision Making Criteria Guidance.
3. Health and Wellbeing Board:
Strategies / plans that address specific health and wellbeing areas including:
- Alcohol Strategy
- Drug Harm Reduction Strategy
- Gambling Related Harm Strategy
- Healthy Weight Strategy
- Sexual Health Strategy
- Suicide Prevention Strategy
- Tobacco Free Lancashire Strategy
Those identified by an asterix (*) are the plans/strategies that are required by law to form part of the strategy/policy framework.