Copeland Borough Council - Copeland Local Plan 2021-2038 - Notice of Submission Regulation 22: Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the above Regulations, that Copeland Borough Council submitted the Copeland Local Plan 2021-2038 to the Secretary of State on 16th September 2022 for independent Examination.
Title of the Plan: Copeland Local Plan 2021-2038 Subject matter: The Copeland Local Plan will provide the framework for guiding development in Copeland until 2038. This includes a number of strategic and Development Management policies and land allocations to help provide a framework for growth and contribute to decision making on future planning applications.
Area Covered: Whole of Copeland outside of the Lake District National Park

Submission Documents include:

* Local Plan 2021-2038 Submission Plan and Appendices

* Proposals Maps

* Consultation Statement

* Schedules of Proposed Main and Minor Modifications

* Copies of all Representations to the Local Plan Publication draft and Local Plan Addendum document

* Accompanying Evidence Base documents

* Local Development Scheme (LDS)

* Sustainability Appraisal (SAJ

* Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP)

* Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA)

* Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)

* Duty to Co-operate (DtC) Statement and Statement of Common Ground (SoCG)

* Equality Impact Assessment (EqlA)

Where to view the documents:

All submission documents are available to view at:

The core submission documents will also be available for inspection at Copeland Borough Council Offices, Market Hall, Market Place, Whitehaven CA28 7JG and also at the following libraries during their normal opening hours:

* Cleator Moor Library - Market Square, Cleator Moor, CA25 5AP

* Egremont Library - West Lakes Academy, Main Street, Egremont CA22 2DQ

* Frizington Library - Main Street, Frizington CA26 3PF

* Millom Library - St George's Road, Millom, LA18 4DD

* Whitehaven Library - Lowther Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7QZ

Dates for the Examination hearing sessions will be made available once they have been confirmed by the Planning Inspectorate. Details of the examination will be sent to all those who made representations at Regulation 19 stage on the Publication Draft, the Gypsy and Traveller consultation and the Local Plan addendum document.

A Programme Officer has been appointed and will be the main point of contact for any person who has made representations at the Regulation 19 stage, and will act as liaison between the Council, the Inspector and the examination participants.

The Programme Officer is responsible for organising and managing the administrative and procedural matters of the examination and is the first point of contact for all matters relating to the Local Plan examination. Programme Officer contact details: Name: Miny Schofield Email: