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Church House Inn, Torver, Coniston, LA21 8AZ

7/2008/5455Full Planning applicationApproved
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Approved on 19 September 2008

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Connection to public sewer - no change of use

Received
15 July 2008
Council
Lake District
  1. Received15 Jul
  2. Validated28 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Sep

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Church House Inn, Torver, Coniston, LA21 8AZ. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 10 days longer than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 312 applications in total for the LA21 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
LA21 8AZ
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Torver
District
South Lakeland

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 July 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents Application form 085455ap.pdf Plans 085455pl.pdf Plans 085455plans.pdf Delegated Report 2008_5455Delrep.pdf Decision Notice 2008_5455DN.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
  • National park: Lake District
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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

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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.

© 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.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    12 Mar

    60 day recreational campsite

    ApprovedApplicationRC/2026/0021
  2. 2021
    29 Apr

    Proposed installation of sewage treatment to replace the existing septic tank

    ApprovedFull Planning application7/2021/5360
  3. 2021
    18 Jan

    Proposed 5 pitch caravan and motor home site, proposed glamping pod, gazebo and pumping plant

    ApprovedFull Planning application7/2021/5038
  4. 2016
    31 Dec

    T1 & T2 – Crown reduce by 20%, Crown lift to height of gutters; Prune branches back from building to create…

    ApprovedTPO applicationT/2017/0001
  5. 2016
    18 Jan

    Ground floor alterations to form 2 additional bedrooms formed within existing dining room

    ApprovedListed building consent7/2016/5041
  6. 2015
    27 Apr

    Internal alterations to non-original features including non-load bearing walls, fixed seating and survey…

    ApprovedListed building consent7/2015/5221

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