Evidence studies and reports
Last Updated: 3 April 2024
We have undertaken research to inform the policy documents that make up the Local Plan. The research is called the 'Evidence Base' and comprises of reports and studies across the different topic areas listed below.
Evidence must be regularly reviewed and kept up to date to ensure we have an up to date understanding of the area and the issues that need addressing in the Local Plan.
An Evidence Base for Westmorland and Furness Council has been created, and any newly created documents will now be published on this page.
A 5 Year Housing Land Supply Report for 2023 is available to view in the Wetmorland and Furness Council Evidence Base.
Evidence base topics
- Environment evidence
- Employment and retail evidence
- Housing evidence
- Viability evidence
- Annual monitoring reports
Environment evidence
This table lists current evidence relating to both the built and natural environment.
|
Document Title / Link |
Date |
|---|---|
| Settlement Services and Accessibility Assessment (PDF 7MB / 157 pages) | April 2021 |
| Cumbria Landscape Character Guidance and Toolkit | March 2011 |
| Cumbria Historic Landscape Character Assessment | July 2009 |
| Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (PDF 27MB / 144 pages) | October 2007 |
Employment and retail evidence
This table lists current evidence relating to employment and retail.
| Document Title / Link | Date |
|---|---|
|
Employment Land Review (PDF 1.27MB / 101 pages) Appendix 3: Sites Assessed - Locations and Boundaries (PDF 39MB / 42 pages) |
February 2012 |
| South Lakeland Retail Study Update (PDF 3.5MB / 180 pages) | February 2012
November 2012 November 2012 |
Housing evidence
This table lists current evidence relating to housing.
Viability evidence
This table lists current evidence relating to viability.
Annual Monitoring Reports
Each year we prepare an Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) to review progress made in the preparation of Local Plan documents and assess the effectiveness of our policies.
| Document Title / Link | Date |
|---|---|
| Annual Monitoring Report 2019 to 2020 (PDF 1MB / 93 pages) | June 2021 |
| Annual Monitoring Report: Update of Economy Figures (PDF 131KB / 1 pages) | January 2020 |
| Annual Monitoring Report 2018 to 2019 (PDF 1.21MB / 91 pages) | December 2019 |
| Annual Monitoring Report 2017 to 2018 (PDF 950KB / 79 pages) | January 2019 |
| Annual Monitoring Report 2016 to 2017 (PDF 2MB / 87 pages) | January 2018 |
| Annual Monitoring Report 2015 to 2016 (PDF 3MB / 70 pages) | January 2017 |