South Lakeland Local Plan
and Non-Statutory Planning Documents
Updated October 2010
The South Lakeland Local Plan and Alterations form part of the
Development Plan for the area of South Lakeland outside the Lake
District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks. The Development Plan
forms the basis for land use planning affecting the area. The
Council adopted the Local Plan in 1997 and adopted
the Alterations on 17 March 2006. A number of Local Plan
policies were replaced on the adoption of the Local Development
Framework (LDF) Core Strategy on 20
October 2010. The remaining Local Plan policies continue to
form part of the statutory Development Plan for South Lakeland
District (outside the National Parks). For details of replaced and
remaining policies, see the Update Note.
The Development Plan also includes the Cumbria Minerals and
Waste Local Plan prepared by Cumbria County Council, which
under the 2004 Act is preparing a replacement
Minerals and Waste Local Development Framework.
This page includes the following:
- requesting a copy or downloading the Local Plan
- the Interactive Proposals Map
- Saved Local Plan policies
- Other Non-Statutory Planning Documents relevant to Land
Charges
- IPATH - the Council's policy on affordable and local occupancy
housing
- Conservation Area boundary alterations
Download the Local Plan, Alterations and Update Note of
Modifications following the Adoption of the Core Strategy on 20
October 2010
The South Lakeland Local Plan, and Local Plan Alterations
documents were published in a combined 'Final Composite
Plan' in September 2007. All three documents may be
viewed or downloaded below
via our
Document Browser, together with an Update Note, detailing
implications for the Local Plan of the adoption of the Core
Strategy on 20 October 2010.
You can download the documents as single files but
please note that due to the large file sizes it will take
around 3 hours to download the whole document over a typical
dialup connection and up to 25 minutes via Broadband. Because of
this they are also available split into several smaller
files, one for each section of the document plus one for each map
and appendix.
Requesting a Copy
Alternatively, to request a copy of the Local Plan and
Alteration documents, or the Final Composite Plan 2007 please
contact the Development Plans Team on 01539 717490 or email
developmentplans@southlakeland.gov.ukThe Local Plan is priced at £25.00 and the Alteration document
is priced at £5.00. The Local Plan and Alteration documents
are also available together on CD at a cost of
£10.00. The Final Composite Plan 2007 is priced at
£45.00, or £10.00 in CD format.
Interactive Proposals Map
An
online interactive proposals
map allows users to view land designations and
allocations set out in the South Lakeland Local Plan 2006
(adopted 1997), and the South Lakeland Local Plan Alteration
2006 (adopted 2006), as amended on the adoption of the Core
Strategy - see above.
Saved Local Plan Policies
Under the 2004 Act, Local Plan policies adopted when the Act
came into force in September 2004 were automatically saved after
justification for 3 years (or, if adopted after September 2004,
saved for 3 years from the date of adoption).
The
Secretary of State
confirmed that the South Lakeland Local Plan policies adopted in
1997 are saved beyond September 2007, until replaced by LDF
policies - with the exception of 4 policies R3, C4, C17 and Tr6,
which expired on 27 September 2007. The 4 expired policies are
crossed out in the Final Composite Plan (September 2007).
Later, in November 2008, the Secretary of State confirmed that
the South Lakeland Local Plan Alteration policies, adopted on 17th
March 2006, are saved beyond March 2009, until replaced by LDF
policies.
Secretary of State Letter 2008 (PDF, 681 Kb)
For details of policies which remain part of the Development
Plan for South Lakeland following the adoption of the Core
Strategy, see the Update Note (at the top of this page), October
2010
Other Non-Statutory Planning Documents
The Council has also prepared a number of non-statutory
planning documents, including planning briefs, development briefs
and one master plan. These documents are to be declared for land
charge purposes in addition to the South Lakeland Local Plan.
- North Lonsdale Road, Ulverston Planning Brief, August 1995
- Lund Farm, Ulverston, Planning Brief, July 1999.
- South East Milnthorpe Station Planning Brief, August 1995
- Low Mill Tannery Development Brief, Ulverston September
1997
- Ulverston Canal Master Plan,
November 2005
In addition, the Council has prepared non-statutory planning
policy guidance in realtion to affordable and local occupancy
housing, as set out in its Interim Planning Approach to housing
Development (IPATH). This is described further below.
Conservation Area Boundary Alterations
More recently, the Council has approved boundary changes to
the following conservation areas that are not yet reflected in
the Local Plan Proposals Maps:
Public Inspection
The South Lakeland Local Plan and Local Plan Alteration
documents are currently available for public inspection
at the following points in South Lakeland:
- Arnside Library
- Milnthorpe Library
- Grange over Sands Library
- South Lakeland House - Kendal
- Kendal Library
- Ulverston Library
- Kirkby Lonsdale Library
- Ulverston Town Hall