23-06-2025
Sockbridge and Tirril Parish Council in Cumbria can make neighbourhood plan
A parish council has been granted the right to contribute to how its area is shaped through planning and Tirril Parish Council, near Penrith, Cumbria, now has the right to create its own neighbourhood plan after being designated a neighbourhood plans are designed to give residents more say on how their area develops and how land is used for housing, infrastructure and green and Furness Council cabinet member Peter Thornton said neighbourhood plans allow communities to "take control of elements of development" and urged other councils to consider applying for neighbourhood area status.
"Residents know their communities better than anyone and can use these tools to be clear about how their place develops sustainably," he said.
Neighbourhood plans form part of the Liberal Democrat-led local authority's wider development plan, which is a series of policies used to determine planning plans are created by the local community but cannot undermine the larger council's overarching and Tirril Parish Council applied for the status in a six-week consultation, Westmorland and Furness Council said it was satisfied the area was appropriate for neighbourhood status and granted the new powers.
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