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Rowland Homes is set to start the housing scheme at Gascow Farm in Ulverston this month after winning approval at South Lakeland Council’s planning committee on 3 September.

An appeal which fought for the life of a wind farm in Cumbria to be extended until 2027 has been allowed by a planning inspector, after a detailed examination which rested on a Collins English Dictionary definition.

A £6.8m school and youth centre in Cumbria has opened following a seven-year redevelopment project.

Going against officer recommendation, Eden Council’s planning committee has refused an application to build an eight-acre industrial estate on the outskirts of Penrith.

In its first foray into the Lake District, Urban Splash has been named development partner to bring forward a mixed-use scheme around Windermere railway station.

The first passenger flight from Carlisle Lake District Airport in 25 years has been completed, with a Loganair flight to Dublin having the honour of being the first service.

Allerdale Council has voted to cut back plans to build a new stadium in Workington, arguing the scheme would put the council “under considerable financial risk”.

The city council has signed off the redevelopment of the leisure centre, a project that has been planned since 2009, although the scheme will now cost nearly £26m instead of the originally-planned £14m.

Allerdale Council is expected to make a decision on the future of the development later this week, with the scheme’s progress now uncertain after a change in council leadership.