Knittleton Barn, Knittleton, Subberthwaite, Grizebeck, Kirkby in Furness, LA17 7XR
Approved on 29 May 2026
Council decision: Approved with Conditions
Proposal
Change of use of part of agricultural building to create a live/work unit
- Received
- 19 February 2026
- Council
- Lake District
- Ward
- High Furness Ward
- ReceivedReceived19 Feb
- ValidatedValidated5 Mar
- Consult.Consultation25 Mar
- TargetTarget Date29 Apr
- DecidedDecided29 May
Decided in 85 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Knittleton Barn, Knittleton, Subberthwaite, Grizebeck, Kirkby in Furness, LA17 7XR. Lake District has handled 3,851 applications of this type. This one was decided in 99 days, 6 weeks longer than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across High Furness Ward. We hold 215 applications in total for the LA17 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
- LA17 7XR
- Application type
- Full Planning application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Kirkby Ireleth
- District
- South Lakeland
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 25 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 25 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 29 April 2026
- Application expires
- 2 April 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- First advertised
- 12 March 2026
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14618967
- UPRN
- MAN000000000010260
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- National park: Lake District
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.
Source: Lake District
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Contractors near this project
Find contractors for change of use near this site- W & A Todd LtdSolid Fuel Heating2.3 mi
- Ellwood Electrical ContractorsElectrician2.6 mi
- Graham RobinsonElectrician3.6 mi
- Cumbria Woodburners LtdSolid Fuel Heating4.2 mi
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