Housing Needs Survey - Results

Great Eccleston Council has now received the results of the Housing Needs Survey. 48% of households responded and of those 43% added comments, which in themselves are invaluable in informing your Parish Council what its electors' wishes are.

Thank you to all who responded to the questionnaire. The results provide the Parish Council with very useful information in terms of what the village currently needs and what is likely to be required over the next few years and will help in responding to those requirements. The comments that you made give a welcome illustration of residents' opinions about the shape of their community.

A copy of the survey is available in the Village Centre for inspection by Great Eccleston's residents.

Wyre Borough Core Strategy - Consultation Wyre Borough Council has issued its Core Strategy document for public consultation. This document will set out the Borough Council's development strategy from 2013 to 2028. The document includes proposals for where housing and businesses will be concentrated, how the transport network will be operated and how issues such as flood risk and renewable energy are to be addressed. There are specific details on what changes may occur in Great Eccleston and its surrounding settlements. This has an impact on all residents and everyone should take time to look at this, ask questions and respond to Wyre Borough Council with their views by 5pm on 21st May 2012. The document and all comments will be subject to scrutiny by an independent inspector before being adopted next year.

Copies of the consultation document are available for inspection at the Village Centre. You can also view the document at the following locations:

• Planning Reception, Civic Centre, Breck Road, Poulton-Ie-Fylde • library, North Albert Street, Fleetwood • library, Road, Cleveleys • Thornton library, Victoria Road East, Thornton . • Poulton-Ie-Fylde Library, Old Road, Poulton-Ie-Fylde • Knott End library, Lancaster Road, Knott End on Sea • Library, Windsor Road, Garstang • The two Rural Mobile libraries within Wyre

You can access the Core Strategy "preferred options" consultation document online at: http://consullwyrebc.gov.ukJportaliplanninglcs/preferred-options or via Wyre Borough Council's main website at www.wyre.gov.uk

A leaflet is also available at all above locations which summarises some of the key content of the Core Strategy and contains a questionnaire which can be used to comment on the full Core Strategy document. This is also available online at: http://www.wyre.gov.ukJdownloadslfilel1041/core_strategy_leaflet

Please take the time to look at this and give your views. The Core Strategy will be used shape many aspects of our area for the coming 15 years and affects everyone.