Developing Sustainable Cumbria 2004 to 2024

Cumbria’s Sub Regional Spatial Strategy Breathtaking coastlines and landscapes

of world renown exist alongside historic urban settlements and degraded industrial townscapes of hidden potential contents

p 4-5 Executive Summary

p 6-7 1 - Introduction p 8-9 2 - Summary of key spatial issues facing Cumbria p10-13 3 - The spatial strategy p14-21 4 - Areas within Cumbria

p22 Annex 1 Principles applying to all development in Cumbria

p23 Annex 2 Assessing development proposals

2 3 Executive Summary

“Sustainable Cumbria” sets out a sustainable The challenge is to secure a sustainable level In order to achieve the Cumbria Sub Regional approach to securing economic growth, social and pattern of development that creates Spatial Strategy the following measures need progress and environmental protection and balanced communities and meets need to be implemented. enhancement in Cumbria over the next twenty - including the need for jobs throughout years. Developing Sustainable Cumbria sets Cumbria1. At the same time it requires inward • All parts of Cumbria need to be within a out the spatial planning framework to enable investment, in appropriate locations. In the reasonable distance of a high quality inward actions that affect specific areas and locations to interests of sustainable development housing investment opportunity. Sites for high value

achieve the above. is also necessary at a level to complement businesses to be available at: 1 economic growth and ensure local housing - Dock Estate (Barrow) needs2 are met. - Gilwilly (Penrith), - Kendal To achieve more balanced communities and - Kingmoor (Carlisle), reduce inequality in Cumbria, three spatial - Lillyhall (Workington) objectives have been identified: - West Lakes Science and Tech Park (Whitehaven)3 To reduce the dependency for high level services/jobs on towns outside Cumbria • The achievement of the spatial initiatives in the West Cumbria Strategic Forum’s Action Plan To increase the complementary nature and the development of the potential of the of key towns Nuclear Decommissioning Agency

To develop and maintain high quality modern • Investment in the following transport schemes: transport networks - A590 improvements (including High and Low Newton Bypass and Ulverston Bypass) The development emphasis - A595/6 improvements is for - A66 improvements

- A69 improvements Executive Summary - Access to Windermere/Bowness Major development to take place - Carlisle Airport in Barrow, Carlisle, and West Cumbria. - Carlisle Transport Initiative Moderate development to take place • The development of the West Cumbria in Ulverston, Dalton in Furness, Aspatria, Regional Park including Derwent Forest, Cockermouth, Brampton, Longtown, Wigton, Hadrian’s Wall Zone, and the restoration of the Egremont, Millom, Silloth, Penrith, Alston, Northern Reaches of Lancaster Canal as a Appleby, Kendal, Grange over Sands, Kirkby tourist destination Lonsdale, Kirkby Stephen, Milnthorpe and Sedbergh. The actual scale of development will the challenge is to secure depend on the relationship of the town to its neighbours and its capacity for expansion.

Small scale development to take place and in local service centres to help sustain local a sustainable level services, meet local needs, including the centres’ rural hinterlands and support rural businesses.

pattern of development

1 The objective is to raise local incomes and GVA to a level commensurate with the rest of the region. 2 Including affordable housing. 3 To include tertiary education facilities.

4 5 1 Introduction

1.1 “Sustainable Cumbria” sets out a sustainable approach to securing economic growth, social progress and environmental A Sustainable Cumbria will be a County that: protection and enhancement in Cumbria over the next twenty years. • Celebrates its diversity, creativity and

heritage 3

• Engages everyone in the mainstream of 1.

community life – • Retains and attracts the skilled and 1 talented 1. • Participates to the full as a competitive sub region • Develops and maintains a modern and efficient infrastructure • Makes a positive contribution to the wealth of the North West • Marries economic growth with social progress and environmental protection and enhancement

Sustainable Cumbria

1.2 Developing Sustainable Cumbria sets out the spatial planning framework to enable

actions that affect specific areas and locations Introduction to achieve the above. It sets out an agreed list of priority measures which we will work together to achieve and for which we will lobby at a regional and national level.

1.3 This plan is essential as under the new planning system there will no longer be a single statutory development plan for Cumbria.

a sustainable approach to securing economic growth, social progress and environmental protection

6 7 2 Summary of key spatial issues facing Cumbria Sub Region

2.1 Cumbria is geographically isolated and 2.2 The County’s settlement pattern results in 2.4 The location and quality of employment distant from regional, national and European a dispersed population with distinct problems The spatial issues should be seen sites do not marry with the objective to reverse markets. This isolation is further accentuated of sparsity with many smaller towns not being the trend of relative poor economic growth 6 in Cumbria’s remoter rural areas and is a sufficiently large to provide all the facilities in the context of: and the need to diversify the economy and to . contributing factor to the difficulties in attracting required for modern living. Facilities and provide worthwhile jobs where they are needed. 2 –

The enduring problems of: 1

investment into the County. Put another way services are more costly to provide and difficult This is further exacerbated by the need for more .

Cumbria is relatively self contained with some to access and the limited size of the markets modern housing and, in much of rural Cumbria, 2 relationships with North Lancashire and South make it less attractive to invest in such services. • Rapid change and dramatic decline in more affordable housing to support economic West Scotland. As a result people need to travel longer Cumbria’s relative wealth growth and also to address the loss of distances to satisfy their needs. • Poor health and problems of social young people. exclusion 2.3 However despite the need to travel the • Lack of the necessary types of housing 2.5 Within the North West, Cumbria is unique transport infrastructure is out of date and and the need for affordable housing with a high proportion of the County covered by requires major investment. The lack of quality • Outward migration of young people and national and international designations which networks is seen to inhibit inward investment an ageing population recognise and seek to protect its landscape and and further reinforces the sense of remoteness. • Inadequate road and rail infrastructure other environmental assets. This brings with it and transport services pressures of high demand particularly evidenced in the housing and tourism markets. In contrast And the thematic priorities of: urban development in Cumbria has left a legacy or relatively small and remote towns, most • A diversified economy of them in coastal locations, often requiring • Improved communications regeneration, renewal and improvement to • Rural regeneration the public realm. • High quality tourism

• Balanced housing markets 2.6 This strategy and consequent development Key Spatial Issues plans need to be closely monitored and Sustainable Cumbria reviewed so that development necessary to meet the economic and social objectives is not inhibited by the relevant plans being out of date.

8 9 Longtown 3 The spatial strategy1 Longtown Brampton Carlisle

Silloth Brampton Longtown

3.1 AgainstCarlisle thisWigton background the challenge is to 3.2 Development will therefore be encouraged 3.3 To achieve more balanced communities secure a sustainable level and pattern that secures balanced and sustainable and reduce inequality in Cumbria, three spatial Silloth Longtown Alston of developmentAspatria that creates balanced Brampton communities so that there is: objectives have been identified: Wigton Carlisle Maryport communities and meets need - including Alston Silloth 2 Aspatria the need for jobs throughout CumbriaBrampton. At • A Flourishing, diverse and well paid 1 To reduce the dependency for Carlisle Cockermouth PenrithWigton

the same time it requires inward investment, economy high level services/jobs on towns 3

Maryport Workington .

in appropriateSilloth locations. In the interests of Alston • Access to a range of good quality housing outside Cumbria. 3 Keswick Aspatria Longtown sustainable developmentWigton housing is also that meets the needs of the community – Cockermouth Penrith Whitehaven 1 Workington necessary at aMar levelypor tot complement economic Appleby including those taking up employment This results in the need for higher/further .

Alston 3 KeswickCleator Moor Aspatria growth and ensure local housing needs Brampton • A Full range of appropriate and accessible education and cultural facilities, improved air Whitehaven Egrareemon met.t Cockermouth Kirkby Stephen Penrith Carlisle services services and more high quality employment land Maryport Workington Appleby Cleator Moor • Good transport services and communications opportunities supported by the required scale Ambleside KeswickSilloth Egremont CockermouthFigure 1 Kirkby StephenPenrith linking people to jobs, schools, health and and type of housing to be located in Cumbria. Windermere Wigton Workington Whitehaven Appleby other services Consequently more investment is required in Ambleside Keswick Cleator Moor Kendal Alston Aspatria • Quality built, natural and historic Barrow, Carlisle, Kendal, Penrith and Egremont Kirkby Stephen Whitehaven Windermere Appleby environments West Cumbria. Cleator Moor Maryport Kendal Ambleside • Safe and healthy places to live Egremont Milnthorpe Kirkby Stephen 2 To increase the complementary Ulverston CockWindermerermouthe Penrith Millom Workington Kirkby Lonsdale nature of key towns. Grange-oAmblesidever-Sands Kendal Dalton-in-Furness Keswick Milnthorpe Ulverston Windermere Millom KirkbyW Lonsdalehitehaven Appleby Whilst the overall challenge is to create Barrow-in-FurnesGrange-os ver-Sands Kendal Cleator Moor balanced communities, in reality towns do Dalton-in-Furness Milnthorpe EgremonUlvt erston Kirkby Stephen not function in isolation from one another, Barrow-in-Furness Millom Kirkby Lonsdale Grange-over-Sands see Figure 1. The future local development Ambleside MilnthorpeDalton-in-Furness frameworks should take account of Ulverston Millom Kirkby Lonsdale Windermere these relationships. Barrow-in-FurnesGrange-os ver-Sands Dalton-in-Furness Kendal 3 To develop and maintain high Barrow-in-Furness quality modern transport networks. The Spatial Strategy

Milnthorpe Ulverston Millom Kirkby Lonsdale This is required between the service centres Grange-over-Sands Dalton-in-Furness of Barrow and Kendal, Carlisle/Penrith and Workington/Whitehaven and to Windermere/ Barrow-in-Furness Bowness.

Access between and to the key service centres is critical to a sustainable Cumbria. The need Areas of economic and social functionality (indicative boundaries) to reduce remoteness from markets whilst at the same time increasing the efficiency of local Hierarchy of key service centres. The minimum requirement provision in each is for a supply of land for businesses and to encourage investment new housing, readily available land in the local employment site market sector, a high level of transport accessibility and the ability to connect to high speed communications technology. is crucial.

Communications Links Inward investment / high tech opportunities

Indicative boundary of search area for West Cumbria regional Park

Fostering regional role of Carlisle and sustaining rural services

Securing regeneration Meeting local needs, including employment

1 A sustainability assessment was undertaken of three options for the strategy. On the basis of the assessment the approach in Developing Sustainable Cumbria was identified as the most sustainable option. 2 The objective is to raise local incomes and GVA to a level commensurate with the rest of the region.

10 11 3.4 In order to achieve these objectives: Small scale development to take place Spatial initiatives of sub regional importance1 in local service centres to help sustain local The development emphasis is for: services, meet local needs, including the centres’ 3.5 In order to achieve the Cumbria Sub rural hinterlands, and support rural businesses. Regional Spatial Strategy the following Major development to take place in the New small scale balanced housing, the measures need to be implemented.

key service centres of Barrow, Carlisle, and majority of which should be affordable, will be 5 small scale balanced . West Cumbria. The level of development will encouraged where it supports the sustainability New • All parts of Cumbria need to be within a 3 need to be in scale with the need and capacity of the centre. reasonable distance of high quality inward – 4 of the area. Major development is required in the majority of investment opportunities. Sites for high value .

3 West Cumbria to counterbalance the current housing, businesses to be available at: and future loss of jobs and to improve the which , will be - Dock Estate (Barrow) quality of life. Spatial planning will be required should be affordable encouraged - Gilwilly (Penrith) that develops the roles of the existing centres - Kendal of Whitehaven, Workington, Cleator Moor where it supports the sustainability - Kingmoor (Carlisle) and Maryport in a complementary fashion so - Lillyhall (Workington) that they support each other as a single urban of the - West Lakes Science and Tech Park area and as a result generate sufficient critical centre. (Whitehaven)2 mass to improve the quality of facilities. The use of development corridors, complemented • The achievement of the spatial initiatives in by improved open space and the public realm, the West Cumbria Strategic Forum’s Action is required as part of the economic and social Plan and the development of the potential functionality of the area. Major development of the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency is required in Barrow and Carlisle to act as catalysts for the whole of the • Investment in the following transport schemes: Cumbrian economy. - A590 improvements (including High and Low Newton Bypass and Ulverston Bypass) Moderate development to take place - A595/6 improvements in Ulverston, Dalton in Furness, Aspatria, - A66 improvements Cockermouth, Brampton, Longtown, Wigton, - A69 improvements The Spatial Strategy Egremont, Millom, Silloth, Penrith, Alston, - Access to Windermere/Bowness Appleby, Kendal, Grange over Sands, Kirkby - Carlisle Airport Lonsdale, Kirkby Stephen, Milnthorpe and - Carlisle Transport Initiative Sedbergh. The actual scale of development will depend on the relationship of the key service • The development of the West Cumbria centre to its neighbours and its capacity for Regional Park including Derwent Forest, expansion1. Development in Ulverston should Hadrian’s Wall Zone, and the restoration of the assist in sustaining the regeneration of Barrow Northern Reaches of Lancaster Canal as a by supporting an increase in its catchment’s tourist destination population. This complementary development of Ulverston should be further promoted by the • Utilising the potential of Morecambe Bay to: encouragement of high value businesses. Both - meet renewable energy targets through tidal Kendal and Penrith have key roles to play in powered turbines developing high quality employment land and - minimise journey times to M6 through a new associated balanced housing markets. bridge subject to no significant adverse environmental or financial constraints

1 These spatial initiatives will also have local impacts and will additionally meet the needs of the sub areas. 1 See the criteria for all development in Annex 1 and the assessment policy in Annex 2 2 To include tertiary education facilities

12 13 4 Areas within Cumbria

4.1 Within parts of Cumbria differing Spatial initiatives of importance to the sub area environmental conditions and economic and social needs require a slightly different emphasis • Promoting large scale redevelopment to development be adopted within the overall proposals that secure regeneration and strategy. Sub areas have been identified on the renewal with priority given to: 1 basis of their economic and social functionality . - Waterfront Barrow, including Dock Estate is to 3 new development .

and Channelside 4 –

- Canal Head redevelopment, Ulverston 1 Barrow and Furness - Barrow town centre .

and 4 - Hindpool and Central wards support economic 4.2 Furness has in the past faced long term economic difficulties brought about by the • Improving access to new industrial or town decline in its traditional manufacturing base, centre economic opportunities through the social regeneration the reliance on a small number of vulnerable Barrow Urban Design Framework employers and its relative remoteness from regional and national markets. This has • Promoting opportunities to develop tourism also meant that the quality of the built potential through developing the role of environment and the housing stock needs to passenger sea links and opportunities to be improved. Barrow in Furness will continue develop cycling and other transport networks to play a significant role in providing all high level services to the town and its catchment area. Major investment will continue to be needed to ensure that Barrow has a high quality environment and that the necessary infrastructure and transport networks are to modern standards. The proximity of Furness to the western and southern lakes will be material in the future development of the area. Areas within Cumbria 4.3 The priority for new development is to support economic and social regeneration and improve the quality of life. Opportunities will be taken to sustain and enhance employment, secure investment and diversify the economic base. Measures will be supported that reduce journey times to the M6 motorway. The distinctive role and opportunities offered by the port of Barrow will be fostered with measures taken to build on the area’s heritage. Balanced housing markets will be created through refurbishment, clearance and renewal and by building new homes that create choice and quality in the market to meet housing demand and help generate investor confidence. The role of the town centre will be supported through measures that enable refurbishment and environmental improvement and by physical restructuring.

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Areas within Cumbria 4.6 – 4.12 West Cumbria 4.16 The development of further education facilities including campus/academy 4.13 The area contains a number of key development will be promoted focussing on service centres and former mining communities nuclear issues, restoration, radiology, medical which are closely related socially, economically applications and engineering. Other spatial 6

and physically and together they form one of initiatives will be forthcoming and added in due 1 .

the County’s most important urban areas. These course, as agreed through the West Cumbria 4 –

towns contain built environments which although Strategic Forum. 3 retaining strong associations with the area’s 1 . coastal heritage typically suffer from lack will be 4 of investment. Spatial initiatives of importance to the sub area opportunities taken 4.14 The priority for new development is to • Promoting large scale redevelopment to and enhance employment, support economic and social regeneration and proposals that secure regeneration and sustain improve the quality of life. Opportunities will renewal with priority given to the: be taken to sustain and enhance employment, - Marina/harbour development, Maryport secure investment and diversity secure investment and diversify the economic - Marina/harbour development, Whitehaven base. This will require substantial investment - Port of Workington redevelopment in increased employment land allocations and - South Whitehaven housing renewal the economic base the related transport infrastructure. Measures - Whitehaven town centre development will be supported that reduce journey times to - Workington town centre redevelopment the M6 motorway. The opportunities offered by the area’s maritime and naval heritage will be • Improving access to new industrial or town developed with a view to securing centre economic opportunities through the: a coastal renaissance. - Workington Environmental Route - Whitehaven Eastern Development Road 4.15 Balanced housing markets will be created through refurbishment, clearance and renewal • The development of a health park based on and by enabling new houses to be built within the development of a replacement hospital Areas within Cumbria the wider area. There is a need for choice and quality in the land allocations being made for • Promoting opportunities to develop tourism employment and housing. This is necessary to potential through the: enable the rapid economic and social transition - Pow Beck Initiative, Whitehaven that needs to occur, in order to meet the agreed - Cumbria Coastal Railway1 objectives of the Memorandum of Agreement of the West Cumbria Strategic Forum, to take • Action programmes for Egremont, Millom place. The role of Workington and Whitehaven and Cleator Moor2 town centres in particular will be supported by environmental improvements and by physical restructuring to meet the demands of modern town centre uses.

1 This is a major initiative for the whole Cumbria Coastal railway and includes track, crossings, signalling, station, rolling stock, freight handling and interchange improvements and marketing initiatives. 2 NB Cleator Moor development will be seen as part of the wider urban area proposals.

20 21 Annex drainage systems drainage sustainable include practicable where and risk flood any mitigate or minimise should proposals Design risk. flood high of areas in sites c) risk, flood medium or low with sites b) risk, flood no or little with sites a) priority: of order following the in location of choice a by elsewhere and development the within flooding of risk the reduce 3 cycling or walking transport, public by accessible made be will or are that sites seek 2 land undeveloped previously of use c) the land, developed previously of reuse the b) retention, of worthy buildings existing of reuse appropriate the a) priority: of order following the in then and travel, to need the reducing in assist will which ST7 and 6, ST 5, ST policy with consistent locations seek 1 to: required be will change use land and buildings existing to alterations including development for proposals All 22 spaces open private and public important visually and gardens and parks historic sites, archaeological buildings, landscapes, including features conservation distinctive or important enhance possible wherever and to, damage or of loss the avoid 6 features conservation nature important re-establish, or restore enhance, possible where and to, damage or of, loss the avoid 5 needed is development where to relating option realistic a is there when land agricultural versatile most and best the to preference in development for used is quality poorer of land agricultural ensure 4

and only then only and by followed and only then only and by followed

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of and is within infrastructure, community infrastructure, within is and of use efficient makes development ensure 11 waters surface and groundwater of quantity and quality the and quality air in reductions avoid 10 technology energy renewable and materials recycled of use the and design efficient water and energy promote 9 needs special with people and mobility restricted with people for provision proper makes and crime out designs that environment secure and safe a promote 8 landscape and townscape of character distinctive the enhance possible, where and, respect which landscaping and materials of use scale, siting, including design of standards high ensure 7 pollution and noise and pollution light of levels minimum ensure 12 environment the on effect adverse an without expense developers the at or improvements planned through overcome satisfactorily be can these that or constraints service and

Annex any mitigation. any for need the identify and development new of effect full the assess to assessments impact other and environmental transport, require will this appropriate Where disbenefits. and benefits of terms in assessed be should assets economic and social environmental, important affecting change use land or Development targets. sustainability to relate and assessments environmental strategic for need the of account take will guidance This agencies. relevant with partnership in assessments these undertake to how on guidance further publish to proposed is It development. proposed any of effect wider the of assessment full a by informed be to need applications planning individual on decisions and issues specific site of consideration Detailed consumed. are resources way people’sthe of and lives economy,quality the the environment, the affect can It impact. an has development All 2

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