HOMES and offices are unlikely to be allowed on a new look Morecambe promenade, a report pledges this week.

Lancaster City Council says its supplementary planning guidance' for the resort will make Morecambe once again a place to be and that means no more unsuitable' buildings on the sea front.

The aim of the plan, which takes in the Midland Hotel, the Harbour Band Arena and former Bubbles site, is to make sure that no poor standard developments get the thumbs up.

It outlines which developments would and would not be acceptable, areas which need protecting and criteria and design for new buildings.

The brief sets out its vision as: "A restored Midland Hotel, complemented by a vibrant mixture of new buildings and public spaces of a quality which respects Morecambe's built heritage, which forms the centrepiece of Morecambe's public realm and which symbolises Morecambe's renaissance as a place to live, work and visit."

It says appropriate buildings would be restaurants, pubs, leisure, arts and entertainment and hotel accommodation.

And it adds that housing or offices would only be acceptable if they added to the vitality' of the area.

The importance of maintaining seclusion for the War Memorial Gardens is also recognised.

The document came about in responses to the Morecambe Action Plan's need to create a suitable setting for a restored Midland Hotel.

City councillors will decide on Tuesday if the guidance should now be adopted as a formal document and whether or not it should be open for public consultation.

Officers say the development brief is needed to provide a clear vision' for the site.

"The brief will give greater certainty to the community and to prospective developers in terms of where development is acceptable and which areas will be safe-guarded."