Knotts Mill Country Lodge, Watermillock, Penrith, CA11 0JN
Approved on 25 March 2026
Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use from guest house to a flexible use allowing either a single dwellinghouse, a single holiday let, or a dwellinghouse with a retained holiday let
- Received
- 27 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Lake District
- Ward
- Greystoke and Ullswater Ward, Ullswater Ward
- ReceivedReceived27 Jan
- ValidatedValidated27 Jan
- Consult.Consultation27 Feb
- TargetTarget Date23 Mar
- DecidedDecided25 Mar
Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Knotts Mill Country Lodge, Watermillock, Penrith, CA11 0JN. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Greystoke and Ullswater Ward, Ullswater Ward. We hold 1,434 applications in total for the CA11 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
- CA11 0JN
- Application type
- Full Planning application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Matterdale
- District
- Eden
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 27 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 27 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 23 March 2026
- Application expires
- 3 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 24 March 2029
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 14 February 2026
- Site notice start
- 24 February 2026
Additional information
- UPRN
- 10070540909
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Eden SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National park: Lake District
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.
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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Source: Lake District
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