Birks Farm, Witherslack, Grange-Over-Sands, LA11 6RW
Approved on 2 May 2019
Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Agricultural worker dwelling
- Received
- 6 March 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Lake District
- Ward
- Lyth Valley Ward
- ReceivedReceived6 Mar
- ValidatedValidated8 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date2 May
- DecidedDecided2 May
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Birks Farm, Witherslack, Grange-Over-Sands, LA11 6RW. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There have been 6 other applications at this address. We hold 1,391 applications in total for the LA11 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
- LA11 6RW
- Application type
- Full Planning application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha
- District
- South Lakeland
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 March 2019
- Target decision date
- 2 May 2019
- Application expires
- 5 June 2019
- Permission expires
- 1 May 2022
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 89 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 13 March 2019
Additional information
- UPRN
- 200001822458
- Documents
- 13
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- National park: Lake District
- SSSI: Whitbarrow SSSIPart of the site
- Special Area of Conservation: Morecambe Bay PavementsPart of the site
- Ancient woodland: Hell MossPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (19)
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, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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.
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Agricultural worker dwelling
This applicationApprovedFull7/2019/5160
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20234 Oct
Storage building for implements and tractors
ApprovedOther7/2023/5589 - 202127 Oct
To improve and upgrade existing outdoor hardcore yard and drainage to reduce
ApprovedOther7/2021/5796 - 201831 Jul
Proposed farm track
ApprovedOther7/2018/5449 - 201813 Apr
Storage building for implements and tractors
ApprovedNotice of Intention (Agricultural, Q6g7/2018/5239
Source: Lake District
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