Blencogo Farm, Blencogo, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 0BZ
Approved on 12 November 2020
Council decision: Full Plans ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Change of use of barn to dwelling
- Submitted
- 17 July 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Allerdale
- Ward
- Allhallow & Waverton Ward - Historic
- ReceivedSubmitted17 Jul
- ValidatedValidated17 Jul
- Consult.Consultation6 Nov
- TargetTarget Date17 Jul
- DecidedDecided12 Nov
Decided in 118 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Blencogo Farm, Blencogo, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 0BZ. Allerdale has handled 3,398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 118 days, 10 weeks longer than Allerdale's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 2,924 applications in total for the CA7 postcode area.
99% of full applications at Allerdale were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CA7 0BZ
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Bromfield CP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 July 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 6 November 2020
- Consultation start
- 20 July 2020
- Consultation end
- 6 November 2020
- Target decision date
- 17 July 2020
- Committee meeting
- 25 August 2020
- Application expires
- 13 November 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 2 Coniston Close Workington Cumbria CA14 3PL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 119 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
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.
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© 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.
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Associated applications
- 202220 Sep
Re submission of application FUL/2020/0153
ApprovedFull planning permissionRelatedFUL/2022/0223 - 202125 Oct
Variation to approved application FUL/2020/0153
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)VAR/2021/0017 - 202017 Jul
Change of use of barn to dwelling
This applicationApprovedFullFUL/2020/0153
Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202018 Nov
Listed Building consent for change of use of barn to dwelling
ApprovedListed building consentLBC/2020/0019 - 20181 Aug
Proposed slurry store
ApprovedFull planning permission2/2018/0344 - 20154 Sep
Erection of agricultural building
ApprovedFull planning permission2/2015/0552 - 20154 Sep
Erection of an agricultural building.
ApprovedFull Application2/2015/0551 - 201211 May
Erection of agricultural workers dwelling
ApprovedFull planning permission2/2012/0326 - 201011 Aug
Listed building consent for alterations to existing boundary wall
RefusedListed building consent2/2010/0695 - 200527 Jul
Relocation of animal feed bin and alterations (retrospective).
ApprovedFull planning permission2/2005/0814
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