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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · National park authority
Lake District National Park Authority
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lake District National Park Authority. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,289Searchable applications
70Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 778 approved or refused records
106Refused applications
672 approved · 106 refused · 67 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jun 2024 to 30 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Lake District National ParkContact planning Contact the planning teamLocal plan Planning policyArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01539724555Council source
- Planning enquiriesplanning@lakedistrict.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas24 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas29 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Application being considered7/2026/2093
Replacement of sash windows on the front aspect of the property
Elm Lodge, Hesket Newmarket, Wigton, CA7 8JG
Received 12 May 2026 - Application being considered7/2025/3162
New build one bedroom dwelling
5 Church Croft, Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, CA10 2NL
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Determined7/2025/4106
Erection of a machinery garage / workshop within the boundary of Newbiggin House
Newbiggin House, Waberthwaite, Millom, LA19 5YQ
Received 15 Dec 2025 - Determined7/2025/2230
Clad front gable end in slate and replacement of concrete window sill with slate
Dunelm, Thornthwaite, Keswick, CA12 5SA
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Determined7/2026/2117
Extension to existing lambing shed to accommodate sheep
Barkbeth, Bassenthwaite, CA12 4QY
Received 30 Jun 2026 - DeterminedT/2026/0020
T046 Quercus cerris, remove cracked branch over river bank; T045 Aesculus hippocastanum, crown lift over footpath by 2.5 metres; T050 Fraxinus excelsior, fell due to Ash dieback; T093 Acer pseudoplatanus, fell due to Honey fungus.
Lower Fitz Park, Station Road, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4NF
Received 5 Feb 2026 - Your client's application was recieved by our planning department on 27 Mar 2026 and was subsequently registered on 30 Mar 2026. We will contact you via email if and when we require any further information.7/2026/4015
Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (facing materials) on application 7/2025/4100 - Demolition of existing bungalow and the construction of a new 2 storey family dwelling
Chapelton, Irton, Holmrook, CA19 1TD
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Determined7/2026/3051
Alterations, extensions and external works: Convert Curtilage Building, a detached barn, currently used as storage ancillary to the house, into habitable space for existing dwelling. Build new single storey link building between house and barn. Build new single storey sauna and plant room on West elevation of barn in place of existing single storey store. Refurbishment of detached barn including new windows, doors, shutters, re-roofing barn in slate from downtakings, insulation to inside of all external walls, insulation between and under rafters, new floor finishes. Construct timber greenhouse with stone rubble wall to base - variation of condition 2 (plans) on planning permission 7/2023/3062 updated drawings to amend proposed outrigger to main barn
Moorahill, Askham, Penrith, CA10 2QL
Received 5 May 2026 - Determined7/2026/2007
Proposed alterations to existing first floor including addition of dormer windows and enlargements, external landscaping to accomodate offstreet parking
Skald How, Applethwaite, Keswick, CA12 4PP
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Determined7/2026/5027
Occupation of the property known as Barn Owls by a person employed or last employed in a trade or business within the County of Cumbria, including immediate family and any dependants of such a person, or the widow or widower of such a person
Fiddler Hall Farm, Barn Owls, Newby Bridge, Ulverston, LA12 8NQ
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Determined7/2025/3171
Proposed replacement porch
Brookside, Patterdale, Penrith, CA11 0NR
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Determined7/2025/2196
Demolition of existing motor house/ garage and tin wood store, and construction of a single-story self-contained annexe
Moss Garth, Portinscale, Keswick, CA12 5TX
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Your client's application was recieved by our planning department on 01 May 2026 and was subsequently registered on 05 May 2026. We will contact you via email if and when we require any further information.7/2026/5235
Approval of details reserved by condition 6 (landscaping) of planning permission 7/2025/5402 - Use of existing building for flexible commercial, business and service (use Class E); extension of existing commercial building; erection of office store building; and, associated landscaping works
Grasmere Garden Centre, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9SW
Received 1 May 2026 - Valid.7/2026/3096
Proposed replacement cafe - variation of condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 7/2025/3049 to increase indoor area
Waterside House Caravan and Camping Site, Howtown, Penrith, CA10 2NA
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Appeal lodged with the Planning Inspectorate7/2026/5089
Forestry building
Land adjacent Bryers Cottage, Far Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LW
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Your client's application was recieved by our planning department on 20 Jan 2026 and was subsequently registered on 21 Jan 2026. We will contact you via email if and when we require any further information.7/2026/5120
Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Biodiversity Net Gain) on application 7/2024/5700 - concreting to yards and roofing feed areas in connection with Natural England catchment sensitive areas
School House, Finsthwaite, Ulverston, LA12 8BL
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Determined7/2026/4016
Replacement of 2 front doors on Coachman's Cottage
Coachmans Cottage, Buckman Brow, Thwaites, LA18 5JZ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Determined7/2026/2136
Agricultural storage building
Isel, Cockermouth, CA13 9ST
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Determined7/2025/5483
New front raised terrace, single storey side extension and replacement windows & doors
5, Gale Park, Ambleside, LA22 0BN
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Determined7/2026/3014
Erection of an oak frame canopy to side of the garden store
Whale View Cottage, Helton, Penrith, CA10 2QA
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Application being considered7/2026/5388
Demolition of outbuilding and erection of ancillary annex
1, Fir Garth, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JW
Received 15 Jul 2026 - DeterminedT/2026/0121
Fell 1 x Ash tree
Riverside walk, Grasmere, Cumbria
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Determined7/2026/5127
Proposed repairs and renovations to boat house, including removal of winch house, installation of external stair access and new openings to lakeside elevation
Boathouse 2, Ferry Nab, Windermere, LA23 3JH
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Determined7/2026/5135
Internal reconfigurations, rear extension, replacement of septic tank to sewage treatment plant and proposed air source heat pump
Dobson Hill, Staveley In Cartmel, Cumbria, LA12 8NH
Received 6 Apr 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Lake District National Park Authority, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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