The Preferred Options draft of the Plan was considered by the Council's Executive on 5 July 2016. The Executive gave their formal approval for consultation on this draft and this took place over a six week period from 15 July to 5.00pm on 26 August 2016.

The consultation period is now closed but you can still access the documents through the links below. 

You can also still view the main documents at:

• Burnley Central & Padiham Libraries
• Contact Burnley (9 Parker Lane, Burnley)

Preferred Options Document 

Burnley Local Plan Preferred Options Document July 2016

Interactive Policies Map

Preferred Options Policies Map

Note: Does not include Burnley and Padiham Town Centre Inset Maps

Static Policies Maps

Preferred Options Policies Map East July 2016

Preferred Options Policies Map West July 2016

Preferred Options Burnley Town Centre Inset July 2016

Preferred Options Padiham Town Centre Inset July 2016

Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment

Preferred Options Sustainability Appraisal Report July 2016

Habitats Regulations Assessment for Preferred Options July 2016

Updated Evidence Base

In preparing the Preferred Options, a number of new or updated evidence base studies were been prepared and these are available through the Evidence Base page under "In this section" menu on the right hand side of this page.