Plans for a residential development in Arlecdon have been submitted to Copeland Council.

The council has received an outline planning application for a single detached dwelling on Arlecdon Road.

Mr and Mrs Bell have submitted the plan in outline with the intention to reveal more detail in a reserved matters planning application if they are given the go-ahead.

The applicants said that the proposed dwelling will be constructed 'in a manner that reflects the character and appearance of the adjacent detached dwellings and the locality generally and will provide a high quality residential unit, which in turn will provide additional sustainability to the village infrastructure local shop, pub, village hall, church and school'.

The development, which is being handled by Coniston Consultants Limited as the agent, will involve a new access route.

In the design and access statement, the applicants said: “The site currently will have a new vehicular and pedestrian highway access formed to current County Council Design Guide Standards with the site frontage directly on to Arlecdon Road, an adopted highway which benefits from having an adopted footpath, giving free pedestrian access and egress to the site and along the street.”

The site is located approximately 400 metres from a local bus route.

Outline planning permission has also been sought for a residential development at Atkinsons Builders Yard of up to two residential developments.

The brownfield site is located at Weston in Beckermet.

The applicants said: “The proposed scheme seeks to demolish and redevelopment the existing structures on site.

"This complies with national and local policy which acknowledges and seeks to encourage the effective use of previously developed land.”