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Forestry Commission Building, Ennerdale Bridge, Cumbria, CA23 3AR

7/2013/4059Full Planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 8 November 2013

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

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

Proposal

Demolish existing buildings and construct a new 'Village hub' consisting community spaces, retail outlet, visitors centre, toilets and showers

Received
13 August 2013
Council
Lake District
  1. Received13 Aug
  2. Validated16 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Nov

Decided in 84 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Forestry Commission Building, Ennerdale Bridge, Cumbria, CA23 3AR. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 95 applications in total for the CA23 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
CA23 3AR
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ennerdale and Kinniside
District
Copeland

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 August 2013

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents application form ApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf SUPERSEDED existing plan Drawing_012012_existing_building.pdf Ecological Scoping Survey ET13ECO014_FINAL__Ennerdale_Community_Centre_.pdf calculations Hydraulic_Calcs_Ennerdale_Bridge_Comm__Centre.pdf SUPERSEDED location and site plans KE1048_001_Site_plan.pdf SUPERSEDED floor plans KE1048_100_Plans.pdf SUPERSEDED elevations KE1048_200_Elevations.pdf design and access statement 130801_Design_and_access_statement_SM.pdf SUPERSEDED Site plan, received 29/8/13 KE1048_001A_Site_plan.pdf SUPERSEDED Landscape plan KE1048_011_Landscape_Plan.pdf SUPERSEDED Site plan amended 9 September 2013 KE1048_001A_Site_plan.pdf SUPERSEDED Landscape plan amended 9 September 2013 KE1048_011A_Landscape_plan.pdf Floor plans amended 9 September 2013 KE1048_100A_Floor_plans.pdf Elevations plan amended 9 September 2013 KE1048_200A_Elevations.pdf Site plan received 02/10/2013 KE1048_010B_Site_plan.pdf Landscape plan received 02/10/2013 KE1048_011B_Landscape_plan.pdf Bio disc Klargester KE1048_130923_Bio_Disc_BE_(3).pdf Klargester Plant Specifications KE1048_130923_Plant_Sizing_Sheet.pdf Kerb detail minimal-waste-kerb-eco-friendly-charcon-ecokerb-tds.pdf Paving detail flag-paving-minimal-waste-eco-pave-tds.pdf Amended landscape plan received 21.10.13 KE1048_011C_Landscape_plan_Rev_C.pdf Amended location plan 21.10.13 KE1048_001C_Location_plan_Rev_C.pdf Percolation test received 21.10.13 KE1048_131018_Percolation_Test_for_Ennerdale.pdf Non-mains questionnaire received 21.10.13 Non-mains_Questionaire.pdf Amended Existing Elevations and Floor Plans received 21.10.13 Existing_drawing_Rev_A.pdf Development Control Committee Report - 6 November 2013 2013_4059DCC.pdf Decision Notice 2013_4059DN.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
27

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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.

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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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    22 Feb

    Village Hub - variation of condition 4 on planning application 7/2013/4059

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)7/2024/4014
  2. 2015
    22 Sep

    Variation of conditions nos. 2, 3 and 11 of planning approval ref. 7/2013/4059

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)7/2015/4093
  3. 2015
    26 May

    Variation of condition no 2 on planning approval ref 7/2013/4059

    WithdrawnVariation of conditions (s73)7/2015/4053
  4. 2014
    10 Oct

    Approval of details reserved by Conditions 11 (part) (landscaping) and 14 (location of the contractors…

    Complies with ConditionDischarge of conditions7/2014/4094
  5. 2014
    10 Mar

    Approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (external lighting), 11 (landscaping), 12 (landscaping scheme)…

    Split DecisionDischarge of conditions7/2014/4026
  6. 2013
    13 Aug

    Demolish existing buildings and construct a new 'Village hub' consisting community spaces, retail outlet…

    This applicationApprovedFull7/2013/4059

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