A £164m programme to deliver 680 homes, 59 commercial units and a solar farm has been approved by councillors.

The revised blueprint for council-owned company Tawd Valley Developments gained approval at the most recent full council meeting during a confidential session without the public or press.

Major projects include commercial units at Grimrod Place in Skelmersdale, 64 flats on land at West Lancashire Council's headquarters in Ormskirk, and 25 social homes in Yewdale, Skelmersdale.

The council issued details in a statement this week, explaining: "The revised plan sets out an expanded programme of regeneration, housing and economic development across the borough, aligned with council priorities and designed to deliver long-term financial returns.

"At Derby Street in Ormskirk, the pl

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