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Starnthwaite Ghyll Weir, Starnthwaite, Crook, Crosthwaite and Lyth, LA8 8LP

7/2026/5153Notification of Intention (Demolition, Q6g)Approved
Prior approval

Approved on 13 April 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Not Required (NOI)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of a partially collapsed weir

Received
19 March 2026
Council
Lake District
Ward
Bowness and Lyth Ward
  1. Received19 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Apr
  5. Decided13 Apr

Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Starnthwaite Ghyll Weir, Starnthwaite, Crook, Crosthwaite and Lyth, LA8 8LP. Lake District has handled 199 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 weeks quicker 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 115 applications across Bowness and Lyth Ward. We hold 626 applications in total for the LA8 postcode area.

90% of all 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
LA8 8LP
Application type
Notification of Intention (Demolition, Q6g)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Crosthwaite and Lyth
District
South Lakeland

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2026
Target decision date
16 April 2026
Application expires
20 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
31 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14466754
UPRN
MAN000000000010556
Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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
  • 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.

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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