The Council voted to incorporate the plan into its development policies following a referendum last month where a 90% majority voted in favour of the plan.
The plan has been worked up by the Upper Eden Community Plan Group, which represents 17 Parish Councils across the Upper Eden area, and includes policies on encouraging limited new development to help local people meet their own housing needs, as well as policies on housing on farms, housing for older people and broadband connections.
"I welcome the decision by the Council to formally adopt the Upper Eden Neighbourhood Plan as part of its planning policies," said Council leader Gordon Nicolson according to local reports. "I would encourage local people to submit planning applications because the Neighbourhood Plan is all about enabling people to build houses where they want to live. This is a primary aim of the Council's housing policies," he said.
