Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) and other guidance

SPDs provide more detailed guidance on policies and proposals within Local Plans.

SPDs do not have the same status as development plan documents, but have been produced and adopted by the council(s) following a formal process. They are material considerations when assessing development proposals.

We have also published additional guidance documents to assist in the interpretation of national and local policy when determining planning applications.

The SPDs and other guidance documents are listed by legacy council area below.

Westmorland and Furness

The following SPD is under preparation:

We are in the process of preparing a Design Code SPD for the whole council planning authority area (excluding those parts within the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks) that will set out the design standards we expect from new development. 

More information can be found at Design Code for Westmorland and Furness

The following planning documents apply to the whole of the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area:

The following guidance documents apply to the whole of the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area:

Barrow 

Marina Village Residential Opportunity Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) 

We adopted the Marina Village Residential Opportunity Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on 14 August 2025. This followed Cabinet approval on 22 April 2025. 

Marina Village Residential Opportunity SPD – August 2025 (PDF , 3.33MB)

Adoption Statement – 14 August 2025 (PDF , 335KB)  

Other supporting documents include:

Paper copies

You can view paper copies during normal opening hours at the addresses below.

Barrow Library

Barrow Library
Ramsden Square
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 1LL  

Barrow Town Hall

Barrow Town Hall
Duke Street
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 2LD  

Kendal Town Hall

Kendal Town Hall
Lowther Street
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 4DA  

Voreda House

Voreda House
Portland Place
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 7BF 

The SPD provides detailed guidance for this large brownfield residential site's development. It's located off Salthouse Road, to the southeast of the town centre. The site is allocated in the Barrow Borough Local Plan 2016-31 and is in Council ownership. 

This SPD sets out a clear framework and principles for what is expected from the development at the site-wide level. This will ensure the development is sustainable and coordinated. The result will create an exemplar place and a thriving community.

Any person with sufficient interest in the decision to adopt the SPD may apply to the High Court for permission to apply for a judicial review of that decision. Any such application must be made promptly, and in any event, not later than three months after the date on which the SPD was adopted, by 14th November 2025.

Former Barrow Borough Council SPDs

The following SPDs were adopted by and apply to the former Barrow Borough Council area:

The following guidance documents were published by and apply to the former Barrow Borough Council area:

Eden

The following SPDs were adopted by and apply to the former Eden District Council local planning authority area.

The following guidance documents were published by and apply to the former Eden District Council local planning authority area:

South Lakeland

The following SPDs were adopted by and apply to the former South Lakeland District Council local planning authority area.

Development Briefs

Other SPDs

The following guidance documents were published by and apply to the former South Lakeland District Council local planning authority area.