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Leeming Farm, Watermillock, Penrith, CA11 0JJ

7/2005/3120Full Planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 24 October 2005

Council decision: Full Permission Granted

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land to domestic curtilage

Received
7 September 2005
Council
Lake District
  1. Received7 Sep
  2. Validated8 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Oct

Decided in 46 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Leeming Farm, Watermillock, Penrith, CA11 0JJ. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 16 other applications at this address. We hold 1,434 applications in total for the CA11 postcode area.

88% of full applications at Lake District were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CA11 0JJ
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Matterdale
District
Eden

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 September 2005

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents Application forms 20053120af.pdf Location plan 20053120lp.png Plans DEST2422.png Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Eden SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: Lake District
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

Planning history at this site

16 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    26 Nov

    A new greenhouse and associated access path and small retaining wall (below 1m in height)

    ApprovedFull Planning application7/2018/3189
  2. 2017
    26 May

    Non-material amendment to planning application 7/2015/3123

    ApprovedNon-material amendment7/2017/3065
  3. 2017
    22 Mar

    Proposed rebuilding of former barn to be used as a store for rental businesses (Lindsey Pownall Leeming Farm)…

    ApprovedFull Planning application7/2017/3036
  4. 2016
    6 Dec

    Proposed rebuilding of former barn to provide garaging and domestic storage and associated change of use

    ApprovedFull Planning application7/2016/3183
  5. 2016
    30 Sep

    Non-material amendment to planning approval ref. 7/2015/3123

    ApprovedNon-material amendment7/2016/3143
  6. 2015
    22 Sep

    Extension and remodelling of existing farmhouse and associated demolition of two outbuildings.

    ApprovedFull Planning application7/2015/3123

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