The Local Development Scheme (LDS) is the formal work programme which sets out the documents that will be produced to form the Local Plan for Copeland (excluding the area within the Lake District National Park).
It provides the starting point for the local community to find out what the current planning policies are for the area and sets out the programme for the preparation of Local Development Documents (LDDs) to replace existing Local Plan policies.
Cumberland Council approved an updated Local Development Scheme in March 2024
The current Local Development Scheme is available to download below:
Cumberland Local Development Scheme 2024 (Pdf)
Previous Local Development Schemes associated with the current Local Plan can be found below:
Copeland Local Development Scheme 2019 (Pdf)
Copeland Local Development Scheme 2020 (Pdf)
Copeland Local Development Scheme 2021 (Pdf)
Copeland Local Development Scheme 2022 (Pdf)
Contact us: Planning Policy Team, Copeland Borough Council, Market Hall, Market Place, Whitehaven, CA28 7JG. Telephone: 01946 598300. E-mail: ldf@copeland.gov.uk
