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Home Planning Planning policy Design Code New homes

This section of the code applies to new dwellings from a single new house up to 25 new dwellings. Developments of 25 or more dwellings will require a site-specific masterplan which addresses the National Model Design Code and the Lake District design code requirements and guidance.

Design information to submit with a planning application:

The type and level of information to be submitted with a planning application depends on the nature and impacts of the application itself. The ‘how to apply’ page of the our website provides guidance on what these different levels and types of information are, and when they are required.
All applicants should submit the Design Code checklist for new houses, found below.
Use the links below to scroll through the design code.

Lake District Design Code Checklist for New Houses (PDF)

field intersected by dry stone wall and metal fence next to church and church and church yard. Behind a wooden fence are white houses in a village. snow capped fells in distance

Context and character

This chapter includes codes relating to:

Character types
Site context and assessment
Historic assessment

Context and character

group of white and stone rural village buildings in front of a tall barren red and brown snow dusted fell on a sunny day

Built form

This chapter includes codes relating to:

Density and height
Efficient land use
Accessibility

Built form

large two storey house. half is white limewash and the other half is slate. house behind wall, wooden gate and shrubs

Identity

This chapter includes codes relating to:

Local character
Building and roofing materials
Boundary walls and paving
Construction and embodied energy

Identity

aerial view of new affordable and sustainable flats in a village

Sustainable design

This chapter includes codes relating to:

Energy hierarchy and efficiency
Space standards
Lighting, aspect and privacy

Sustainable design

dry stone wall partially covered by green garden plants. green farm field, lake and low craggy brown rock behind the wall

Nature

This chapter includes codes relating to:

Gardens and balconies
Biodiversity net gain
Flood risk and street trees

Nature

quiet town street with green bushes and trees, and white houses partially in view. clear blue sky day

Movement

This chapter includes codes relating to:

Street network
Walking and cycling
Inclusive streets

Movement