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Mixed Native BL Planting near Crofton, Thursby

EXP/2026/0006Exempt Organisation NotificationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 24 September 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Plant a very small new woodland of 1.09 hectare Compartment 1 is 0.3 hectares and will be planted with a native broadleaf mix of 45% birch and used as a shelterbelt Compartment 2., is 0.79 hectares and again will be planted with a native mix, with a higher proportion of species such as alder and aspen due to the slightly wetter ground

Submitted
16 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Allerdale
Ward
Thursby
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Mar
  5. Decided24 Sep

Decided in 192 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Mixed Native BL Planting near Crofton, Thursby. Allerdale has handled 5,767 applications of this type. This one was decided in 192 days, 20 weeks longer than Allerdale's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Thursby.

Application details

Application type
Exempt Organisation Notification
Parish
Thursby CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026
Target decision date
16 March 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Kerry McCartney

Site constraints

Checking the site
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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Allerdale

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