About the Issues and Options consultation
The Issues and Options is a very early stage of the Local Plan process. It seeks to identify ‘issues’ which we would like the plan to address based on the current situation and evidence and considers ‘options’ for how the Plan might seek to tackle these issues. The current consultation seeks your views on whether you agree or disagree with the issues we have identified, and whether there are any others you think we should also tackle.
We are currently inviting comments on the first stage of the Cumberland Local Plan. The Issues and Options consultation is your chance to tell us about any of the town planning issues and opportunities in your area. We are also welcoming your ideas regarding how planning policy might address them.
Consultation documents
The main Issues and Options consultation document has a comprehensive set of detailed questions we would like to hear specific views on.
The summary Issues and Options document contains the same topics as the Main document but asks more general questions about each.
The following documents may not be accessible for people using assisted technology:
How to have your say
We would like to hear your views on any or all of the issues raised. We will consider all responses to these documents, and they will inform the production of the draft Cumberland Local Plan.
You can have your say by:
- completing the online questionnaire
- emailing planningpolicy@cumberland.gov.uk
- sending your comments by post to: Chris Hoban, Planning Policy Team, Cumberland Council, Civic Centre, Carlisle, CA3 8QG
The consultation will run from Monday 1 September to Friday 31 October.
Have your say at a public drop-in event
As part of the consultation we are running a series of public drop-in events where people are welcome to come view the consultation documents and find out more information about the Cumberland Local Plan. Please feel free to attend at any of the following:
- Aspatria Library: Friday 29 September, 11.30am to 3.30pm
- Brampton Community Centre: Friday 12 September, 12.30pm to 6.30pm
- Carlisle The Lanes (East Tower Lane): Thursday 11 September, 9.30am to 4.30pm and Friday 17 October, 9.30am to 4.30pm
- Cleator Moor Civic Hall: Tuesday 16 September, 9am to 12pm
- Cockermouth Library: Thursday 25 September, 10.30am to 3.30pm
- Dalston Victory Hall: Tuesday 30 September, 1.30pm to 7pm
- Egremont Market Hall: Tuesday 23 September, 10am to 4pm
- Frizington Library: Monday 20 October, 2.15pm to 4.45pm
- Longtown Library: Monday 6 October, 1.30pm to 4.30pm
- Maryport Town Hall: Thursday 2 October 9.30am to 4.30pm
- Millom Tin Chapel: Wednesday 8 October, 10am to 3pm
- Silloth Library: Wednesday 22 October, 11am to 3pm
- Whitehaven United Reform Church: Thursday 16 October 10.30am to 4.30pm
- Wigton Market Hall: Monday 13 October, 9.30am to 4.30pm
- Workington Carnegie Theatre: Thursday 18 September, 9.30am to 4pm