Employment Land and Retail Monitoring
Employment Land
The Lancaster District Economic Base Line Study Executive Summary is provided as a download here. It was commissioned by Lancaster and Morecambe Vision and prepared by Regeneris Consulting in October 2005. A link to the website for Lancaster and Morecambe Vision is available to the right.
The Employment Land Study and Premises Assessment Report Provides a full assessment of demand and supply of employment land and property for the period to 2016. It was commissioned by Lancaster City Council and prepared by consultants Regeneris and King Sturge. It was published in September 2006 and is available to download from the links to the right. The appendices are also provided (numbered 1 through 9).
The Partial Employment Land Review (PELR) October 2008 was commissioned by Lancaster City Council, and prepared by consultants Atkins. The report and appendices are available for download from the links to the right.
Retail and Town Centre Monitoring
The council has a duty to monitor the health of its town centres and to monitor the need for new retail development. The council surveys all shops in Lancaster and Morecambe annually in March. The council also continuously monitors completions of new retail development.
From time to time, the council also carries out retail capacity studies and town centre health checks. The last full retail study and health check was the Lancaster Retail Study carried out for the council by White Young Green in February 2006.
White Young Green carried out an update of the convenience and comparison models in the Lancaster Retail Study in June 2009.