Former Little Chef Building and Site, A590 westbound, Witherslack, Grange over Sands, LA11 6RJ
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Proposal
Detailed planning application for an Electric Vehicle Service Station with farm shop, car parking including accessible spaces, landscaping, and all associated works
- Received
- 12 February 2026
- Decision due
- 13 April 2026
- Council
- Lake District
- Ward
- Bowness and Lyth Ward
- ReceivedReceived12 Feb
- ValidatedValidated17 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date13 Apr
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a full planning application at Former Little Chef Building and Site, A590 westbound, Witherslack, Grange over Sands, LA11 6RJ. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Bowness and Lyth Ward. 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 6RJ
- Application type
- Full Planning application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha
- District
- South Lakeland
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 February 2026
- Application expires
- 25 March 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 11 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14699192
- UPRN
- MAN000000000004761
- Documents
- 17
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
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.
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Source: Lake District
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For applicants and trades
Before the decision
You may need a flood risk assessment. Drainage & flood risk consultants near this site
The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).
- 33.0 miPrestonRTPI
Nearest first, within 50 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for electrical near this site- Northern Electrical Contractors (NEC) LtdElectrician0.7 mi
- Vulcan Electrical LtdElectrician1.8 mi
- Woodburn Renewables LtdSolid Fuel Heating2.1 mi
- Raymond Shaw Electrical Contractor LtdElectrician2.7 mi
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