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Ellie's Wood, Land south of Beckstone House, Thornthwaite, Keswick, CA12 5SQ

7/2026/2119Full Planning applicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Change of use from agriculture to forestry. The erection of two buildings with t

Received
10 August 2026
Decided
2 October 2026 · Refused
Council
Lake District
Ward
Bothel and Wharrels Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received10 Aug
  2. Validated18 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Oct
  5. Decided2 Oct

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lake District90% of full planning application applications approved

This is a planning application for a change of use at Ellie's Wood, Land south of Beckstone House, Thornthwaite, Keswick, CA12 5SQ. Lake District has handled 62 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 49 days. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Lake District's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Bothel and Wharrels Ward. We hold 968 applications in total for the CA12 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
7/2026/2119
Address
Ellie's Wood, Land south of Beckstone House, Thornthwaite, Keswick, CA12 5SQ
Postcode
CA12 5SQ
Local Authority
Lake District
Application Type
Full Planning application
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Determined
Ward
Bothel and Wharrels Ward
Parish
Above Derwent

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
24 June 2026
Target Decision Date
4 October 2026
Date Decided
2 October 2026
Date Validated
18 August 2026
Date Submitted
10 August 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Refused
Case Officer
Phil Nicholls

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
17
Coordinates
54.625720, -3.207967
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lake District

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Planning constraints

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
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: Lake District
Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, 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

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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 2026-10-09. 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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