Local plan

Westmorland and Furness Local Plan

Field	Value
CURIE	local-plan:westmorland-and-furness-council-local-plan
Prefix	local-plan	Facts
Reference	westmorland-and-furness-council-local-plan	Facts
Name	Westmorland and Furness Local Plan	Facts
Quality	Authoritative: We have some data from the authoritative source
Dataset	Local plan
Organisation	Westmorland and Furness Council
Start date		Facts
End date		Facts
Entry date	2026-06-30	Facts
Typology	legal-instrument
Notes	required-housing not yet determined as plan in early stages of preparation	Facts
Description	The Local Plan will cover the whole of Westmorland and Furness, except for the parts within the Lake District National Park and the Yorkshire Dales National Park where planning responsibilities are discharged by the National Park Planning Authorities. The Local Plan will set out a clear vision and spatial strategy. It will explain how we plan for development, minerals and waste, and how we protect and improve the environment.	Facts
Document url	https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/localplan	Facts
Period end date	2045-01-01	Facts
Required housing	0	Facts
Documentation url	https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/localplan	Facts
Period start date	2029-01-01	Facts
Local planning authorities	E60000335	Facts

Contents

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        "end-date": "",
        "entity": 4221147,
        "name": "Westmorland and Furness Local Plan",
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        "organisation-entity": "10001",
        "geometry": "",
        "point": "",
        "quality": "authoritative",
        "notes": "required-housing not yet determined as plan in early stages of preparation",
        "description": "The Local Plan will cover the whole of Westmorland and Furness, except for the parts within the Lake District National Park and the Yorkshire Dales National Park where planning responsibilities are discharged by the National Park Planning Authorities. The Local Plan will set out a clear vision and spatial strategy. It will explain how we plan for development, minerals and waste, and how we protect and improve the environment.",
        "document-url": "https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/localplan",
        "period-end-date": "2045-01-01",
        "required-housing": "0",
        "documentation-url": "https://www.westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/localplan",
        "period-start-date": "2029-01-01",
        "local-planning-authorities": "E60000335",
        "organisation-curie": "local-authority:WFUA"
    }

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