Issues and options
Overview
Think of planning and you might think of complicated rules and red tape, but planning is about the future and future generations, it’s about people and communities and it’s about all of us working together to make sure that:
“The right building and development, of the right design and quality, happens in the right place, and the impact of any new development is well managed.”
We do this by preparing a Local Plan, which carefully considers the housing and the economic growth that our area needs to continue to thrive, while also protecting our local and historic character and special landscapes and environment.
The Local Plan allocates sites for housing and other developments, such as new employment sites. It also contains the policies that we use to decide whether to grant planning permissions for new development. The Local Plan doesn’t just set out rules – it seeks to make our area better, for example by reducing the environmental impact of new development, building affordable housing, helping our wildlife, reducing flood risk, and improving our infrastructure such as roads and cycleways.
We want the Local Plan to be everyone’s plan for the future of Arlen Hill – not just the Council’s plan. We want you to think about not just the here and now, but what is best for the future of the area – the things that your children or grandchildren will want from future development. The Local Plan will look ahead to 2040 so it’s a long term plan for the development of the area.
View our Issues and Options document
(with thanks for South Lakeland Council for the excellent wording in their Issues and Options summary statement)
Why your views matter
This is your chance to directly impact our Draft Plan - help us to plan for the future. We need to regularly review our Local Plan to make sure it continues to meet the challenges facing our area. In particular we need to ensure that it helps deliver the Council’s strong commitment to action on climate change and biodiversity. Our review will include our overall plan for development to 2040, site allocations and policies used for deciding planning applications. We hope that anyone who cares about the future of our area will want to be involved. It’s important that we speak to as many people as possible to understand their point of view.
Have your say
Published responses
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Events
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🏡 Issues and Options in person event
From 24 Jul 2024 at 09:00 to 24 Jul 2024 at 12:00We invite you to our in-person "Issues and Options" meeting. Have your voice heard! Join us for a dynamic discussion on local issues and explore potential solutions together.
📍 St Michaels Church, Andent, Arlen Hill -
👷♀️Meet the Planners
From 25 Jul 2024 at 15:00 to 25 Jul 2024 at 18:00This will give you the opportunity to meet in person with members of the planning team to offer your views on this draft plan. There will be lots of time for discussion.
📍 St Michaels Church, Andent, Arlen Hill
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