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Allerdale Borough Council
Allerdale House
Workington
Cumbria CA14 3YJ
Tel: 01900 702702
Fax: 01900 702507
Email: enquiries@allerdale.gov.uk

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

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The Local Plan

Allerdale Local Plan

The Local Plan, which was adopted in November 1999, is used to guide the Council's decisions on planning applications for development within those areas of Allerdale located outside of the Lake District National Park. (For planning policy within the National Park contact the Lake District National Park Authority).

The Allerdale Local Plan is adopted for the period until the end of March 2006.

It adopts a sustainable approach to new development
It identifies land for 5000 houses
It identifies strategic, business park and local employment sites
It includes policies to protect important landscapes and nature sites
It includes new policies on renewable energy and the coastal zone
It encourages retail development within Workington Town-Centre
It encourages tourism development
It supports diversification of the rural economy

You can download the text from the Allerdale Local Plan below. If you require any of the plans or diagrams associated with the plan then go to the Planning Portal website pages, or contact ldf@allerdale.gov.uk or phone (01900) 702765.

Other areas of Local Plan work

Preparation of development and design briefs
Monitoring land development, population and employment changes
Urban and rural conservation measures
Preparation of guidance on design etc.
Liaison with other Councils and agencies
Liaison with economic regeneration agencies
Local initiatives e.g. 'Rural Affordable'.

Local Plan First Alteration

The Council adopted the First Alteration to the Local Plan on 19th June 2006. The document is available for download below. It is also available for inspection at Allerdale House, Workington (Mon-Thurs: 8:45am-5:15pm Fri: 8:45am-4:45pm) and at the following libraries - Workington, Maryport, Cockermouth, Wigton, Silloth and Aspatria.

Saved Local Plan Policies

The Government has approved a list of Local Plan policies to be saved. These policies will be used to cover the period up until the Local Development Framework is in a position to take over. Saved policies can be viewed below.

Downloadable Documents

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File name		Size	Download time
	Allerdale Local Plan in PDF format	2908 Kb	13 mins 51 secs @ 28.8k, 6 mins 55 secs @ 56k
	First Alteration (June 2006) in PDF format	433 Kb	2 mins 4 secs @ 28.8k, 1 min 2 secs @ 56k
	Local Plan First Alterations - INSPECTOR'S REPORT in PDF format	198 Kb	57 secs @ 28.8k, 28 secs @ 56k
	Approved Saved Policies in PDF format	27 Kb	8 secs @ 28.8k, 4 secs @ 56k