Outline planning permission is expected to be given for 330 new homes in Ulverston.
A builder wants to put them up on land at Nook Farm on Colt House Lane.
This is one of the largest sites allocated for new builds in SLDC's Land Allocations document.
The council's planning committee meets to discuss the plan in Kendal this morning.
Issues on the agenda include finding out whether so many homes can be fit into the plot; what flood risk the development might bring; and how many of the homes will be affordable.