Purpose

Approval is sought for the County Council to
enter into an agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990, for an obligation on the developer to pay a sum
totalling £6000 to support sustainable transport.

When consulted by West Lancashire Borough Council for on a planning
application for a business park adjacent to the M58, at Moss Lane,
Skelmersdale, the County Council responded requesting that the
developer should be required to contribute Section 106 monies; a
contribution of £6000 to support sustainable transport
initiatives with travel planning.

West Lancashire Borough Councill's Planning Committee have resolved
to approve the application. The developer is agreeable to making
the highway related contributions.
There are no highway reasons for refusal subject to various
conditions and a Section 106 Agreement to cover related
matters.

Authority to take this decision has been delegated under the Scheme
of Delegation to Heads of Service.
It is recommended that the Director of Law and Governance is
authorised to enter into an agreement under Section 106 of the Town
& Country Planning Act 1990 in connection with the proposed
development, providing for obligations on the owner or developer of
the land to pay a sum of £6000

Content

John Davies, Head of Highways
Network Management, on behalf of Matt Townsend, Director of Highways and Transport, took a
decision to approve the recommendation in the report.