Morland Neighbourhood Plan consultation

Overview

Westmorland and Furness Council is inviting comments on the submitted Morland Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents as part of a six-week consultation running from Wednesday 21 October to Wednesday 2 December 2026.

The submitted Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents are available below. Comments should relate to the content of the submitted Plan and supporting evidence and will be considered as part of the independent examination process.

Please note that all comments received will be made publicly available following the close of the consultation period and will be provided to the independent examiner for consideration as part of the examination of the Plan.

We encourage responses to be sumbitted online via the link at the bottom of this page. If you are unable to access the online form, comments can be sent by post to: 

Planning Policy Team, Wesmorland and Furness Council, Voreda House, Portland Place, Penrith CA11 7BF

Please note that all comments received will be passed to the independent examiner and will be made publicly available following the close of the consultation period.

View the submitted Morland Neighbourhood Plan

Supporting Documents

• Neighbourhood Plan Appendix 1 - Heritage Statement (PDF: 5.36Mb / 35 pages)
• Neighbourhood Plan Appendix 2 - Local Green Spaces Evaluation (PDF: 479Kb / 1 page)
• Neighbourhood Plan Appendix 3 - Non Designated Heritage Assets (NDHA) record sheets (PDF: 1.19Mb / 13 pages)
• Appraisal (open land to the east of Water Street) - PDP Associates (2020) (PDF: 60Kb / 1 page)
• Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Opinion (PDF: 1.27Mb / 37 pages)
• Regulation 14 Statutory Consultees (423Kb / 2 pages)
• Basic Conditions Statement (516Kb / 15 pages)
• Addendum to Basic Conditions Statement (1Mb / 4 pages)
• Consultation Statement (249Kb / 9 pages)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 1 - Morland NHP - Pre-consultation Version 2018 (1.6Mb / 23 pages)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 2 - Consultation Letter 2018 (183Kb / 1 page)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 3 - Consultation Notice 2018 (43Kb / 1 page)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 4 - List of Consultees and a table of their responses (47Kb / 4 pages)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 5 - Tracked changes version of the Pre-submission version of the NDP as provided by EDC 2018 (1.35Mb/ 23 pages)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 6 - Table of Responses to EDC Comments 2018 (125Kb/ 4 pages)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 7 - Local consultees table of responses 2018 (101Kb/ 3 pages)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 8  - Donkey Field Survey Results 2020 (236Kb/ 13 pages)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 9 - Morland NDP - Pre-consultation Version 2024 (2.4Mb/ 32 pages)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 10 - Consultation Letter 2024 (158Kb/ 1 page)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 11 - Consultation Notice 2024 (118Kb/ 1 page)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 12 - List of Consultees and a table of their responses 2024 (150Kb/ 3 pages)
• Consultation Statement Appendix 13 - Table of Responses to Westmorland and Furness Council Comments 2024 (204Kb/ 3 pages)

We can make these documents available upon request if required, please contact us at neighbourhood.planning@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk or on 0300 373 3300.

The documents listed above can also be viewed in the following locations (during normal working hours);

• Mill Yard Café, Morland, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 3AZ
• St Lawrence’s Church, Morland, CA10 3AX
• Voreda House Reception, Portland Place, Penrith, CA11 7BF
• Penrith Library, St Andrews Churchyard, Penrith, CA11 7YA
• Appleby Library, Low Wiend, Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6QP

What Happens Next

An independent examiner will consider whether the Morland Neighbourhood Plan meets the legal requirements for neighbourhood plans. If the plan successfully passes examination a referendum will take place in Morland Parish to decide whether it should be made (adopted) by Westmorland and Furness Council. If more than 50% of voters at the referendum vote 'Yes' the Plan will become part of the development plan for the area and will be used alongside other planning policies when determining planning applications.

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