Cumbria BNG advice
Biodiversity Net Gain in Cumbria
Plan your Cumbria development around its habitats, local planning policies and biodiversity net gain requirements.
ACP Consultants can help with habitat surveys, biodiversity metric calculations and a practical BNG delivery plan for your Cumbria site.
Local planning guidance
How statutory BNG works for development in Cumbria
Most qualifying planning applications in England must deliver at least a 10% improvement in biodiversity value compared with the site's pre-development habitat baseline.
An ecologist identifies existing habitat types and condition, usually through appropriate UKHab surveys and the statutory biodiversity metric. The team then compares the baseline with habitats retained, enhanced or created by the proposed development.
The calculation does not simply measure how much of the site remains green. It considers habitat type, area, condition, distinctiveness, strategic significance, and the difficulty and time involved in establishing new habitats.
Area habitats, hedgerows and watercourses have separate unit calculations. Therefore, new amenity grassland cannot automatically replace a lost watercourse or important hedgerow.
Cumbria's habitats range from urban brownfield and coastal saltmarsh to hay meadows, upland heath and peatland. Consequently, early habitat evidence can influence where development is appropriate and what restoration is realistic.
For the methods and deliverables, see ACP's BNG assessment and habitat baseline surveys and statutory biodiversity metric calculations.
Local planning guidance
Which Cumbria planning authority applies to your development?
The planning system changed in April 2023, when Cumbria County Council and its six district councils were replaced by two unitary authorities.
Cumberland Council covers the former Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland district areas. Westmorland and Furness Council covers the former Barrow, Eden and South Lakeland areas.
However, the two National Park authorities remain separate planning authorities inside their legal park boundaries. Each has its own adopted Local Plan.
| Site or development location | Planning authority | Current adopted Local Plan or planning framework |
|---|---|---|
| Workington, Maryport, Wigton and former Allerdale outside the Lake District | Cumberland Council | Allerdale Local Plan Part 1 2014 and Part 2 2020, including Policy S35 |
| Carlisle and former Carlisle District outside any park | Cumberland Council | Carlisle District Local Plan adopted 2016 |
| Whitehaven, Cleator Moor and former Copeland outside the Lake District | Cumberland Council | Copeland Local Plan 2021–2039, adopted November 2024 |
| Barrow-in-Furness, Dalton and former Barrow outside the park | Westmorland and Furness Council | Barrow Borough Local Plan adopted 2019, including N3 |
| Penrith, Appleby, Kirkby Stephen and former Eden outside the National Parks | Westmorland and Furness Council | Eden Local Plan adopted 2018, including ENV1 |
| Kendal, Ulverston and former South Lakeland outside the National Parks | Westmorland and Furness Council | South Lakeland Core Strategy 2010, Land Allocations 2013, Development Management Policies 2019 |
| Land within the Lake District National Park, including areas in both unitary councils | Lake District National Park Authority | Lake District Local Plan adopted May 2021, Policy 04 biodiversity, plus Biodiversity SPD December 2024 |
| Cumbria-side land within the Yorkshire Dales National Park | Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority | New Yorkshire Dales Local Plan 2025–2040 adopted 30 June 2026 |
| Minerals/waste sites in Cumberland outside National Parks | Cumberland Council | Inherited Cumbria Minerals and Waste Local Plan adopted September 2017 |
| Minerals/waste sites in Westmorland and Furness outside National Parks | Westmorland and Furness Council | Same inherited 2017 minerals and waste plan, with site-specific unitary procedures |
The former district boundaries still matter because the two unitary councils have not yet adopted replacement Local Plans covering their entire territories.
A location name or postcode alone may not show whether land sits inside a National Park. For a real application, confirm the park boundary and which planning authority handles the proposal.
Local planning guidance
Cumberland Council: Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland plans
Cumberland Council was formed in April 2023. Until its new Local Plan is adopted, development proposals rely on the applicable plans inherited from the three former districts.
Former Allerdale: S35 Biodiversity and Geodiversity
The Allerdale Local Plan Part 1 was adopted in July 2014, with Part 2 adopted in July 2020.
Policy S35, Protecting and Enhancing Biodiversity and Geodiversity, safeguards important ecological habitats, wildlife corridors, trees and natural features. It also supports biodiversity improvements through sustainable development.
Other policies address green infrastructure, soil, water and coastal environments.
These policies remain relevant to proposals outside the Lake District National Park within the former Allerdale area.
Former Carlisle: adopted November 2016
The Carlisle District Local Plan 2015–2030 was adopted on 8 November 2016.
It remains the statutory plan for its former district area, alongside made neighbourhood plans and other applicable development-plan documents.
Developments should address relevant natural environment, green infrastructure and ecological protection policies. The current national BNG rules operate alongside them.
For Carlisle-related nutrient neutrality, use the revised February 2026 River Eden catchment boundary, not the older original catchment map.
Former Copeland: adopted November 2024
Cumberland Council adopted the Copeland Local Plan 2021–2039 on 5 November 2024. The council announced the adoption the following day.
Use the adopted 2024 policies when assessing a proposal in this plan area.
It applies to the relevant former Copeland area outside the Lake District National Park, alongside any applicable additional development-plan documents.
Is a new Cumberland Local Plan adopted?
No. Cumberland Council began preparing a replacement Local Plan under the new planning system.
Its scoping consultation ran from 14 September to 23 October 2026. The council subsequently updated its timetable on 2 November 2026, including the proposed first gateway timing.
These events are early plan preparation, not adoption. The inherited Allerdale, Carlisle and Copeland plans remain important for current development decisions.
Local planning guidance
Westmorland and Furness: Barrow, Eden and South Lakeland
Westmorland and Furness Council also began operating in April 2023. It inherited planning documents from the former Barrow, Eden and South Lakeland districts.
The council published a Consolidated Planning Policy Framework updated in April 2026 to help identify the current documents.
Former Barrow: N3 Biodiversity
The Barrow Borough Local Plan 2016–2031 was adopted in 2019.
Its Policy N3, Biodiversity and Geodiversity, addresses the conservation and enhancement of habitat, wildlife sites and related landscape features.
The former Barrow Biodiversity and Development SPD adopted in 2018 provides additional guidance, although it cannot replace national statutory BNG law.
Former Eden: ENV1 and river ecology
The Eden Local Plan 2014–2032 was adopted in October 2018. Its Policy ENV1 addresses the natural environment and biodiversity.
The region includes farmland habitats, river corridors and important upland landscapes.
For development around Penrith, Appleby or Kirkby Stephen, verify whether land is outside a National Park and check the revised River Eden nutrient catchment.
Former South Lakeland: retained Core Strategy and development policies
The South Lakeland Local Plan Core Strategy was adopted in October 2010, with Land Allocations adopted in 2013 and Development Management Policies in 2019.
These documents continue to apply in the former district area outside the National Parks.
Sites around Kendal, Ulverston and the southern fringe may need particular attention to woodland, grassland, watercourses and protected landscape designations.
What stage has the new Westmorland and Furness plan reached?
A new whole-unitary Westmorland and Furness Local Plan is in preparation.
The council completed scoping consultation in August 2026 and published its Gateway 1 self-assessment on 30 October 2026.
Gateway 1 starts the formal plan-making period. It does not create an adopted replacement for the earlier Barrow, Eden and South Lakeland plans.
Local planning guidance
Lake District National Park: adopted Policy 04
The Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) is the statutory local planning authority for land within the Lake District boundary.
It also has minerals and waste planning powers inside the park. Consequently, an applicant should not assume Cumberland or Westmorland and Furness determines an ordinary application simply because the site sits within that wider council's administrative area.
The Lake District Local Plan 2020–2035 was adopted in May 2021. Policy 04, Biodiversity and Geodiversity, supports the protection and enhancement of natural habitats, wildlife and ecological processes.
Policy 05 addresses the protected landscape. The National Park Authority also adopted its Biodiversity Supplementary Planning Document in December 2024.
These policies can be especially important for upland heath, peatland, lakes, woodlands, protected species and fragile grassland.
A new Lake District plan is emerging
The National Park Authority began preparing a replacement Local Plan in 2026.
Its scoping consultation closed in October 2026. The proposed plan is not adopted, so the current 2021 Local Plan remains operative.
Assess any exemption against the current national rules and the application's date and circumstances.
Local planning guidance
Yorkshire Dales National Park: new Local Plan adopted June 2026
A portion of Westmorland and Furness is within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. This includes parts of the former Eden and South Lakeland areas.
For development inside the park, the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) is the relevant planning authority. It has its own adopted planning framework and minerals/waste responsibilities within its boundary.
Importantly, the Yorkshire Dales Local Plan 2025–2040 was adopted on 30 June 2026.
It is not merely a draft or consultation plan. The authority also adopted an updated June 2026 Design Guide as supplementary guidance.
The new Local Plan supports appropriate development while protecting landscapes, habitats and wildlife, with the precise ecology requirements determined by the site and adopted policies.
The Cumbria LNRS applies to the Cumbria part of the National Park. Land elsewhere in the park may fall within other LNRS territories, so verify the actual location.
Local planning guidance
Minerals, waste and restoration in Cumbria
Outside the two National Parks, Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness inherited the Cumbria Minerals and Waste Local Plan 2015–2030, adopted in September 2017.
Mineral extraction, waste facilities and restoration can involve changing land levels, soil and habitat types, groundwater conditions and phased ecological management.
An appropriate BNG assessment should consider the actual permission type, retained habitat, temporary losses, phased activity and realistic restoration delivery.
A restoration proposal or promoted habitat bank does not automatically create legally registered biodiversity units.
Inside the Lake District or Yorkshire Dales National Park boundaries, the respective National Park Authority has its own planning powers, including minerals and waste.
Local planning guidance
Cumbria's published Local Nature Recovery Strategy
The Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) was officially published on 7 November 2025.
Westmorland and Furness Council is the responsible authority. It worked with Cumberland Council, both National Park authorities, Natural England and a range of local partners.
The final strategy includes a Statement of Biodiversity Priorities and an interactive Local Habitat Map.
Its written strategy covers eight habitat or species themes. Together, the materials identify important existing habitats, environmental pressures and practical nature recovery actions.
For example, priorities can relate to connected fells, peatland, rivers, lakes, woodlands, farmland and coastal habitats. These opportunities are important, but they are not the same as a completed statutory biodiversity calculation.
How should applicants use the Cumbria Local Habitat Map?
The map identifies existing important biodiversity areas and places where suitable restoration or habitat creation could be valuable.
It contains areas already important for nature and mapped potential recovery measures. It also shows wider nature recovery networks and connections.
However, some written potential measures are not mapped to particular parcels because they may be relevant across the county.
The LNRS website explains that the written strategy and map should be used together. An opportunity polygon is not a field-level habitat survey.
An ecologist should match the real proposed habitat, action, site location and metric guidance before relying on any strategic-significance uplift.
Neither the map nor a local conservation project provides automatic evidence that registered biodiversity gain units are for sale.
Local planning guidance
Upland peatland, meadows and protected habitats
Cumbria contains diverse habitats, from high fells and peatland to woodlands, species-rich meadows, lakes and coastal wetlands.
In the Lake District, blanket bog, wet heath and upland grassland can have distinctive ecological functions and may include priority habitat.
Elsewhere, hay meadows, limestone grassland, ancient woodland, veteran trees, hedgerows and river corridors may influence development layout.
The presence of existing priority or irreplaceable habitat changes the appropriate planning approach. It can also prevent use of the new 0.2-hectare BNG exemption where adverse impact would occur.
Moreover, creating a new habitat in the wrong soil or hydrological setting can fail ecologically. Peat restoration, for instance, depends on water level and peat condition, not simply planting.
These are regional examples, not findings that an unknown site contains any particular species or habitat.
Local planning guidance
Coastal Cumbria: Solway Firth and Morecambe Bay
Cumbria's coastline includes important intertidal, estuarine and saltmarsh habitats.
The Solway Firth supports extensive mudflats, saltmarsh and bird habitat. In southern Cumbria, Morecambe Bay and the Duddon Estuary have internationally important coastal and bird designations.
Depending on the proposal and impact pathway, relevant schemes may need a Habitats Regulations Assessment, coastal flood assessment or species and habitat surveys separate from BNG.
For example, new access routes, industrial development or housing near a protected estuary might create disturbance or hydrological effects. The need for mitigation cannot be determined from county location alone.
A 10% metric gain or purchase of registered offsite units does not automatically resolve designated-site impacts.
Local planning guidance
Nutrient neutrality in Cumbria is separate from BNG
Some sensitive Cumbrian rivers and lakes are affected by nutrient pollution, particularly phosphorus.
For relevant development with a nutrient impact pathway, the planning authority may need a separate nutrient budget, Habitats Regulations Assessment and legally secured mitigation.
The main Cumbria Nutrient Neutrality Partnership focuses on four protected catchments: River Eden, River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake, River Kent and Esthwaite Water.
The legal and ecological questions differ from the statutory biodiversity metric. Nutrient mitigation measures seek to avoid increased pollution at protected waters.
Therefore, a phosphate credit is not a BNG habitat unit. A project may require both, and satisfying one does not automatically satisfy the other.
The actual catchment, wastewater treatment arrangements, land use, proposed accommodation and application type determine the appropriate evidence.
Local planning guidance
River Eden SAC: important February 2026 boundary changes
Natural England revised the River Eden SAC nutrient-neutrality catchment boundary on 5 February 2026.
The change substantially reduced the area affected by nutrient neutrality advice in Cumberland. The council reported that Carlisle, Brampton and Wetheral are outside the revised River Eden sensitive catchment.
Therefore, an applicant must not rely on an older 2022–2025 nutrient boundary map and assume all development around Carlisle requires the previous Eden calculation.
However, nutrient neutrality can still apply within the remaining identified River Eden SAC catchment, including relevant parts of Westmorland and Furness or National Park land.
Natural England updated the River Eden nutrient calculator on 11 March 2026 to reflect revised catchments and wastewater treatment improvements.
Before submitting an application, check the current official GIS, the wastewater destination, the right Natural England calculator and the authority's latest validation guidance.
Local planning guidance
Other sensitive waters: Derwent, River Kent and Esthwaite
The River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake SAC has separate phosphorus-sensitive locations and water-quality requirements.
Cumberland Council identifies affected areas in the former Copeland district, while parts of the Lake District National Park can be relevant to the same wider protected catchment.
The River Kent SAC and Esthwaite Water Ramsar also have specific phosphorus-neutrality pathways for affected developments in their catchments.
A small part of the wider east Cumbrian landscape may also interact with a separate Teesmouth nitrogen nutrient issue. This is not the same as the principal Cumbria four-catchment phosphorus scheme and must be checked for the actual hydrological pathway.
For example, new housing, holiday accommodation, campgrounds with facilities or some tourism-related projects may need nutrient-neutrality information.
Not every Cumbria development has a nutrient-neutrality requirement. An accurate map and development-type check should come before any budget or credit decision.
Local planning guidance
Cumbria's Nutrient Credit Scheme: what it does and does not offer
The Cumbria Nutrient Credit Scheme was launched on 8 June 2026, with participation from Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness, and the Lake District National Park Authority.
It offers phosphorus mitigation credits for eligible development in parts of the Eden, Derwent/Bassenthwaite, River Kent and Esthwaite catchments.
One credit represents one kilogram of phosphorus per year, with available units subdivided into 0.01kg increments.
Applicants need a valid planning application, current nutrient budget and eligibility for the relevant catchment and subcatchment. The scheme operates allocation and reservation arrangements.
However, launching a credit scheme does not prove current stock for every location. Availability, legal allocation, deposit rules and eligibility may change.
Importantly, phosphorus mitigation credits cannot automatically be substituted for registered biodiversity gain habitat units.
Local planning guidance
Local planning validation and biodiversity evidence
BNG planning applications normally need sufficient information to establish whether the statutory condition applies and what the pre-development habitat baseline is.
This can include a BNG statement, current metric workbook, scaled habitat plan, earlier habitat degradation evidence and separate protected or irreplaceable habitat information.
However, the exact local validation list differs by authority and application type.
Westmorland and Furness Council published its local planning validation requirements in January 2026. The Lake District National Park has separate application and BNG guidance alongside its adopted biodiversity SPD.
Cumberland and Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority also administer their own planning applications and local evidence requirements.
Furthermore, some nutrient-sensitive proposals require a separate nutrient budget and mitigation strategy at the application stage. This is additional to the BNG calculation.
The formal Biodiversity Gain Plan is usually approved after permission but before commencement. A council may seek design-stage or draft delivery information earlier without every applicant automatically needing a completed formal plan at validation.
Local planning guidance
Is a small Cumbria development exempt from statutory BNG?
Not every development is subject to the mandatory 10% condition.
For qualifying new applications made on or after 6 August 2026, a development on a whole red-line site no larger than 0.2 hectares can be exempt if it does not adversely affect onsite priority habitat.
Other exemptions include genuine householder proposals, certain developments with very limited habitat impacts, and qualifying wholly temporary permissions of five years or less.
The former specific self-build and custom-build exemption was removed for new applications made on or after 6 August 2026. Saved earlier applications and some section 73 cases can be different.
A site within a National Park is not automatically exempt. Nor is a small site containing sensitive priority peatland necessarily eligible for the new exemption.
Moreover, an exemption from BNG does not remove protection for bats, birds, ancient woodland, SACs or other ecological duties, including nutrient neutrality where it applies.
For all tests, see ACP's BNG exemptions guide and current GOV.UK exemptions.
Local planning guidance
Six practical steps for a Cumbria BNG assessment
1. Confirm the correct planning authority and adopted policy
Identify the full red-line boundary and determine whether Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness, Lake District NPA or Yorkshire Dales NPA is responsible.
Check the former district Local Plan, National Park Local Plan, made neighbourhood policy and application date.
2. Establish BNG applicability and protected-site constraints
Check current national exemptions, priority or irreplaceable habitats, protected species and important sites.
Then identify whether the development creates a nutrient pathway to an affected SAC or Ramsar catchment.
3. Survey and classify existing habitats
Arrange proportionate UKHab mapping and condition surveys. Include relevant hedgerows, watercourses, peatland, trees and protected habitats.
Use an appropriate statutory biodiversity metric or eligible Small Sites Metric.
4. Apply the published Cumbria LNRS and current metric
Review the written LNRS alongside its Local Habitat Map. Check whether the proposed action, mapped measure, habitat type and location genuinely qualify for strategic significance.
The most recent statutory metric edition is v1.1.0, released 3 November 2026, although earlier published statutory editions remain usable.
5. Test feasible habitat gains and separate nutrient mitigation
Compare avoidance, retention, onsite enhancement, habitat creation and appropriately registered offsite options.
Where relevant, use the latest official nutrient catchment map and calculator. Do not count a phosphorus credit as a BNG unit.
6. Plan formal Gain Plan approval and habitat management
For an in-scope permission, the statutory Biodiversity Gain Plan normally requires approval before development starts.
Significant onsite and registered offsite habitat delivery generally needs appropriate legal security and management for at least 30 years.
Read ACP's Biodiversity Gain Plan guidance and Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans.
Local planning guidance
Onsite habitat versus registered offsite biodiversity units
The statutory biodiversity gain hierarchy helps determine an appropriate delivery route.
For major development, avoiding harm and suitable onsite measures generally take priority. Registered offsite units may then be considered, while statutory credits remain the final option.
For qualifying non-major applications made on or after 6 August 2026, onsite habitat creation, enhancement and registered offsite units can sit at the same statutory priority level. Credits remain last.
Earlier original permissions and relevant variations may follow saved rules.
Offsite units must meet habitat trading and geographic rules, be legally secured, registered and allocated to the correct development.
An LNRS opportunity, proposed peatland restoration or commercial habitat-bank advertisement is not proof of available registered units.
The national BNG gain-sites register can help verify actual registration and allocation, but it is not a live price or stock exchange.
For more guidance, see ACP's offsite biodiversity units guide.
Local planning guidance
Cumbria BNG planning checklist
Unsure what biodiversity evidence your Cumbria project needs?
Share your site plan, proposed works, current drawings and existing ecology reports. ACP can help identify an appropriate BNG scope and relevant National Park or protected-river evidence.
Local planning guidance
How ACP Consultants can help in Cumbria
A useful Cumbria BNG assessment connects the site evidence with the planning route, design and long-term delivery. We agree the scope around your proposal and the information already available.
Find the correct planning framework
Establish whether Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness or a National Park Authority decides the application. Identify the inherited district plan or adopted park plan and relevant neighbourhood policies.
Survey Cumbria’s varied habitats
Scope the actual upland, meadow, woodland, river, urban or coastal setting. Record condition and connectivity, and identify protected species or designated-site evidence needed alongside the metric.
Design realistic habitat gains
Use the published Cumbria LNRS statement and map together. Compare retention, enhancement, creation and off-site options against the statutory metric and feasible long-term land management.
Coordinate river and delivery requirements
Check the applicable nutrient catchment and current mapping, including the revised River Eden boundary. Keep nutrient mitigation separate from BNG, then plan gain-plan approval and habitat management.
For further detail, see BNG process guide, BNG consultant services.
Local planning guidance
Frequently asked questions about BNG in Cumbria
Is biodiversity net gain mandatory for every planning application in Cumbria?
No. Statutory BNG generally applies to qualifying planning permissions, with exemptions and transitional rules. Check the application type, date, whole site area and priority habitat effects.
Which council or National Park Authority decides a Cumbria planning application?
Cumberland or Westmorland and Furness normally handles ordinary development outside the National Parks. Within the Lake District or Yorkshire Dales National Park, the respective National Park Authority is the local planning authority.
Do Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness have one adopted Local Plan each?
Not yet. Both unitaries currently use inherited former-district Local Plans outside the National Parks. These remain operative until replacement documents are adopted.
Was the new Yorkshire Dales National Park Local Plan adopted in 2026?
Yes. Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority adopted its Local Plan 2025–2040 on 30 June 2026. It applies to the entire National Park, including its Cumbria-side land.
Which Lake District National Park biodiversity policy applies?
The Lake District Local Plan 2020–2035, adopted May 2021, includes Policy 04 Biodiversity and Geodiversity. Its Biodiversity SPD was adopted in December 2024. A newer plan is still emerging.
When was the Cumbria Local Nature Recovery Strategy published?
The final Cumbria LNRS was published on 7 November 2025. Westmorland and Furness Council is the responsible authority, with both parks and Cumberland among its supporting authorities.
Does being in a mapped LNRS opportunity area automatically increase BNG units?
No. A proposed eligible habitat intervention, mapped measure and location must match the current metric. The Local Habitat Map is strategic and not a field-level habitat survey or automatic gain-site registration.
Can a 0.2-hectare Cumbria development be exempt from mandatory BNG?
For qualifying new applications made on or after 6 August 2026, the whole red-line site must be no larger than 0.2 hectares and onsite priority habitat must not be adversely affected. Other legal and transitional tests can apply.
Are self-build homes automatically exempt from biodiversity net gain?
No. The former separate self-build/custom-build exemption was removed for new planning applications made from 6 August 2026. An older permission or another lawful exemption could have a different outcome.
Does all development around Carlisle still need River Eden nutrient neutrality?
No. Natural England reduced the sensitive River Eden SAC catchment substantially in February 2026. Cumberland Council identifies Carlisle and other named areas outside the revised boundary. The actual site and wastewater pathway still require checking.
Are Cumbria nutrient credits the same as offsite BNG habitat units?
No. The Cumbria Nutrient Credit Scheme, launched June 2026, supplies phosphorus-mitigation credits for eligible developments in four protected catchments. BNG habitat units follow separate biodiversity metric, registration and allocation rules.
What information should I send ACP for a Cumbria BNG quotation?
Provide the site or red-line plan, proposed development, current drawings, application stage and any ecological survey reports. Identify the planning authority or National Park and known nutrient or habitat constraints where possible.
Local planning guidance
Discuss biodiversity net gain for your Cumbria development
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Sources and references
Reviewed 10 November 2026.
National BNG guidance
County planning and nature recovery
- Cumberland current Local Plans
- Allerdale policy
- Carlisle policy
- Cumberland new Local Plan
- Westmorland and Furness inherited plans
- new Local Plan
- Gateway 1 status
- Lake District adopted Local Plan
- Policy 04
- National Park BNG guidance
- Yorkshire Dales adopted Local Plan 2025–2040
- planning policy
- Cumbria Minerals and Waste Local Plan
- Cumbria LNRS website
- Westmorland and Furness publication announcement
- Cumbria LNRS Local Habitat Map
- Cumbria Nutrient Neutrality Partnership
- Cumberland River Eden catchment guidance
- Cumberland Derwent/Bassenthwaite guidance
- Westmorland and Furness nutrient guidance
- Cumbria Nutrient Credit Scheme announcement
- Westmorland and Furness validation requirements