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Before publishing, the Statement of Licensing Principles must be reviewed, and this process is regulated by section 349 of the Gambling Act 2005 requiring the Council to consult with: * the chief officer of police for the authority’s area * one or more persons who appear to the authority to represent the interests of persons carrying on gambling businesses in the authority’s area * one or more persons who appear to the authority to represent the interests of persons who are likely to be affected by the exercise of the authority’s functions under the Act the Gambling Commission

Approximately 27,000 people in Cheshire West and Chester live in the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in the country. One in six local children grow up in a low-income family, and the impact of this inequality is stark. Men living in the most disadvantaged areas of our borough live nearly 10 years less than those in the most affluent areas. For women, the gap is nearly 8 years. These differences reflect real, unjust disparities in health, opportunity, and quality of life. The Council, along with its partners and residents are developing a new five-year plan to help change this, called the Cheshire West and Chester Health and Wellbeing Strategy. This revised strategy will provide the vision and priorities for health services, the Council, blue light emergency services and the voluntary and community sector in the borough, to help them work together and improve health and wellbeing for residents.

The Council is running a consultation on a new Local Transport Plan, setting a long-term approach to transport in Cheshire West to make transport fairer, greener, safer and more joined up.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is consulting on issues and options for a new Local Plan, that will update and replace all policies in the current Local Plan (Part One) and Local Plan (Part Two). The consultation will run for eight weeks beginning on Friday 4 July and ending at 23:59 on Friday 29 August 2025. The new Local Plan will identify how much development is required in Cheshire West, including for housing, retail and employment uses and the plan will need to allocate sites to deliver the development needed.