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Irt Mill, Wasdale Sawmill, Wasdale, CA20 1ET

7/2017/4079Full Planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 7 June 2018

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

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

Proposal

Change of Use of dilapidated sawmill (B2) to farm shop (A1) and tearoom (A3) and associated extensions and alterations, demolition of storage shed, restoration of waterwheel and millraces to generate electricity, and installation of packaged sewage treatment plant

Submitted
23 October 2017
Council
Lake District
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated23 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided7 Jun

Decided in 227 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Irt Mill, Wasdale Sawmill, Wasdale, CA20 1ET. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 227 days, 24 weeks longer than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 180 applications in total for the CA20 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
CA20 1ET
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wasdale

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 October 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents Application form ApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf CS16 Statement CS16 Energy Compliance Statement.pdf Existing shed plan Existing Shed Plan(1).pdf Existing plans Existing Plans.pdf Proposed plans Proposed Plans.pdf Planning statement Planning Statement.pdf Flood risk assessment Flood Risk Assessment.pdf construction method statement Construction_Method_Statement.pdf location plan Site_Location_Plan_Rev_A.pdf tree constraints statement Tree_Constraints_Statement.pdf ecological assessment 154191_Ecological_Assessment.pdf bat survey 154210_Bat_Bird_Survey_Irt_Mill.pdf Highways response 4079Highways_LLFA.pdf Amended site plan received 9 November 2017 Proposed_Plans_-_Rev_A.pdf Highway response 4079HA.pdf Amended plan received 20/11/17 Proposed_Plans_-_Rev_B.pdf Amended plan received 21/11/17 Proposed_Plans_-_Rev_C.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
38

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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  3. 2017
    23 Oct

    Change of Use of dilapidated sawmill (B2) to farm shop (A1) and tearoom (A3) and associated extensions and…

    This applicationApprovedFull7/2017/4079

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