Planning and Development

We welcome new development within Furness.The Planning authorities in Furness are :

Barrow in Furness Borough Council - for the towns of Barrow and Dalton and surrounding areas

South Lakeland District Council - for the Ulverston and rural area north of Askam and Lindal

Cumbria County Council-for minerals and waste disposal

Lake District National Park Authority for the Lake District National Park area

You will find all authorities are supportive of new development,which fits with the policies of the local development framework or local plan for each area.

 The NW Regional Spatial Strategy sets the broad framework for development in the region.It will be replaced in due course by RS2010 a new strategy currently being drfted by 4NW.

POLICY CNL1 focuses major development within the Regeneration Priority areas of Barrow in Furness and West Cumbria and in the regional city of Carlisle

POLICY CNL2 focuses on concentrating development within the Furness Regeneration Priority Area in Barrow,to facilitate diversification of the local economy, and enable opportunities for development and regeneration to be brought forward in the wider Furness peninsula.Efforts should be made to exploit the marine engineering skills and opportunities and to develop the area's potential for tourism