Under the legislation a group representing residents and businesses can draw up their own plan for housing and development.

BBC: First planning referendum held in Cumbria

Under the legislation a group representing residents and businesses will be able to draw up their own plan for housing and development.

BBC: Eden Valley residents vote for greater planning powers

Voters in Cumbria's Eden Valley will be polled on a plan for housing and development drawn up by one of the new neighbourhood planning groups.

BBC: Will a planning referendum in Cumbria catch on elsewhere?