A Local Plan sets out the future land use and planning policies for Cumberland over a set period of time. The Local Plan will guide the amount, type and location of all new development. It will also provide an opportunity to set out and address the current and future needs of the area including housing of all types, planning for
infrastructure, identifying employment land and how best to protect our environment.
Once in place, the Local Plan will become part of the statutory development plan and be the main policy document for determining local planning applications.
Cumberland Council inherited the local development plan documents (local plans) of each of the former councils including the Cumbria Minerals and Waste Local Plan documents. These documents will continue to be used, in the relevant former council areas, to decide planning applications until they are replaced by new Cumberland Local Plan documents. All current and emerging Local Plans and supporting documents are listed in the Cumberland consolidated policy document:
Find out more about the Cumberland Local Plan.
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