Welcome to the Planning section of the Environment and Planning website. Here, amongst other things, you can find information on the following:
Planning Policy - The Development Plan is the starting point for consideration of any planning application for development in the county. The Development Plan for Cumbria currently comprises regional, county wide and local planning policy documents. Cumbria County Council and the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) have recently prepared the Structure Plan which is a broad strategic policy document for the county. Cumbria County Council is also responsible for preparing minerals and waste planning policy. The Cumbria Local Transport Plan ('LTP') is the statutory planning document that sets out the Council's vision, strategy and policies for transport and can be found via the link at the bottom of this page.
Development Control - Cumbria County Council is the Minerals and Waste Planning Authority for the area of Cumbria outside of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales National Parks. It is responsible for dealing with all planning applications for minerals and waste related development, as well as deciding planning applications for the County Council's own developments such as schools, offices and highway depots. Applications for Listed Building Consent for County Council property are also dealt with by the County Council's Development Control team. Applications for all other types of development outside the National Parks are dealt with by the six district councils.