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Forest Field, Colton, Ulverston, LA12 8HF

7/2023/5646Full Planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 6 December 2023

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Erection of 16 ground based solar panels on a sloping part of the field (Marked 'B' on the ground elevation plan). The panels, which are to be mounted using a bucket system (details attached) are to be orientated so that they are angled south facing (facing towards Forest Field)

Received
19 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Lake District
Ward
Broughton & Coniston Ward
  1. Received19 Oct
  2. Validated19 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Dec
  5. Decided6 Dec

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Forest Field, Colton, Ulverston, LA12 8HF. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Lake District's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,019 applications in total for the LA12 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
LA12 8HF
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Colton
District
South Lakeland

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 October 2023
Target decision date
13 December 2023
Application expires
4 January 2024
Permission expires
5 December 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
77 days

Publicity

Site notice start
9 November 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12512855
Documents
14

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.

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.

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