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Allerdale Borough Council,
Allerdale House,
Workington,
Cumbria,
CA14 3YJ

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Planning

Dovenby HouseThe purpose of the Town and Country Planning legislation is to safeguard and enhance the environment and to ensure that conflicting pressures for the use of land are resolved in the best interests of the community. The aim is to enable development to occur in locations where it can be accepted. The proper consideration of planning applications a significant part of the work undertaken by the Service.

Allerdale Borough Council is responsible for the preparation of a Local Plan for our area excluding the Lake District National Park. The Local Plan is only adopted as Council planning policy after extensive public participation and consultation. The Allerdale Local Plan was adopted in November 1999. It is necessary to keep such policies under review. The First Alteration to the Local Plan was originally published in September 2002. Since then there has been a second deposit period, a public inquiry and the Inspector's Report was received in late 2005. Post Inquiry Modifications were published in early 2006 the alterations adopted in July 2006. More details can be found on the Planning Policy webpage.

Local Development Framework

New legislation replaces Local Plans with 'Local Development Frameworks' (LDF) but the Local Plan will remain valid until the new Framework is adopted. The Council has commenced work on the LDF and intends to complete it by 2009. The first part of the LDF will be a 'Core Strategy' which was published for early consultation in 2006.  More details can be found on the LDF section of our website.
The Lake District National Park Authority is the Local Planning Authority for that part of our area that lies within the national park and as such deals with planning applications and the production of the Local Plan and LDF for that area.
The planning policies are also guided by the County Structure Plan that is produced jointly by Cumbria County Council and the Lake District National Park Authority. The document offers strategic planning guidance for the whole of Cumbria and is currently being revised.
The new legislation also replaces Structure Plans with 'Regional Spatial Strategies' (RSS) but, the Cumbria and Lake District Joint Structure Plan will remain valid until the new RSS is adopted. The RSS is currently being prepared by the North West Regional Assembly.

Latest News

The first stage of the new LDF is now available for public consultation. The Core Strategy Issues and Options is available for download here.

The Local Plan First Alteration is now adopted. Please refer to the Planning Policy page for more details.

The Planning PortalPlanning applications can be submitted on-line from the Planning Portal website. This includes making payment, and submitting associated plans.

Relocation of Planning Services

As from 22nd October 2006 planning services will be relocated at Town Hall, Oxford Street, Workington with the exception of Planning Policy Section which will remain in situ at Allerdale House.

Statement of Community Involvement

The Council formally adopted the Statement of Community Involvement on the 15th August 2007.  This is the first document of the Local Development Framework and sets out how the Council proposes to involve the local community in the production of Local Development Documents. Further details can be found on the Planning Policy webpage.                                                                              

Contact Information

For more information please contact Planning Services.

Telephone Number 01900 702747

last updated Tuesday, May 06, 2008