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L/A Field 0434, The Knells, Houghton, Carlisle, CA6 4J

04/0155Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 4 June 2004

Council decision: Refuse PermissionPlanning committee

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Proposal

Change of use of agricultural field to allow use of fieldfor storage of timber/woodchippings and bagging of wood chipsin association with forestry business

Received
4 February 2004
Decision level
Planning committee
Council
Carlisle
Ward
Stanwix Rural (Abolished 07/05/2019)
  1. Received4 Feb
  2. Validated19 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Jun

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at L/A Field 0434, The Knells, Houghton, Carlisle, CA6 4J. Carlisle has handled 2,582 applications of this type. This one was decided in 121 days, 9 weeks longer than Carlisle's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

94% of full applications at Carlisle were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Parish
Stanwix Rural

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 April 2004
Neighbour consultation start
13 May 2004
Committee meeting
4 June 2004

Appeal

Appeal status
Decided

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
0
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, 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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