Wind Energy SPD Adoption State

Supplementary Planning Document update

Carlisle City Council, Cumbria County Council and the Local Planning Authorities in Allerdale, Eden, Copeland, South Lakeland and the Lake District National park Authority have produced guidance to help determine where wind farms might be built.

Why do we need guidance on wind farms?

Wind farms are becoming part of our landscape. Their numbers across Cumbria and the country have grown substantially over the last ten years. As the Government wants the UK to generate more of its energy from sustainable sources, to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions and combat climate change, this trend is likely to continue.

How has the guidance been produced?

Public consultation was carried out in autumn 2006. We had a very positive response to this and 529 issues were raised by 151 organisations and individuals. The comments we received and the resulting changes made to the SPD are summarised in the Statement of Consultation Responses Document.

Adopting the SPD

Carlisle City Council adopted the Cumbria Wind Energy SPD on Tuesday, 9 September 2008. This SPD has also been adopted by Allerdale, Copeland, Cumbria County, Eden, South Lakeland and the Lake District National Park Authority between September 2007 and January 2008. As part of the formal adoption process adoption statements need to be published along with the SPD.

Viewing the SPD and accompanying documents

The Cumbria Wind Energy Supplementary Planning Document and associated documents including the statement of adoption can be downloaded below. The statement of consultation responses is also available which sets out the representations received during the consultation and the details of how they have informed changes to the final document.

• Cumbria Wind Energy Supplementary Planning Document Part 1 (pdf 472kb)
• Cumbria Wind Energy Supplementary Planning Document Part 2 (pdf 673kb)
• Map 1 Wind Speeds (pdf 5.4mb)
• Map 2 Wind Energy Development Sites (pdf 460kb)
• Map 3 Special Areas of Conservation (pdf 3.32mb)
• Map 4 Special Protection Areas (pdf 3.12mb)
• Map 5 RAMSAR Sites (pdf 3mb)
• Map 6 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (pdf 3.5mb)
• Map 7 Landscape Character Classification (pdf 637kb)
• Map 8 Landscape Capacity Assessment (pdf 620kb)
• Statement of Consultation Responses (pdf 834kb)
• Sustainability Appraisal (pdf 115kb)
• Habitats Regulations (pdf 168kb)

Adoption Statements

• Allerdale
• Carlisle
• Copeland
• Eden
• Lake District National Park
• South Lakeland District Council

If you would like to purchase a hard copy of the SPD (£15) or accompanying documents (£5), please send a cheque made payable to Carlisle City Council to Local Plans and Conservation, Planning and Housing Services, Civic Centre, Carlisle CA3 8QG.

Copies of the SPD are available to view at the Customer Contact Centre within the Civic Centre as well in libraries throughout Carlisle District. Copies are also available at all other Cumbrian Libraries and the main offices of the other local planning authorities that have adopted this SPD and on their web sites below.

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