Whittington Farm Main Street Whittington Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2NX

23/01488/VCNVariation of a Condition ApplicationApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 13 June 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Outline application for the erection of 18 dwellings with associated access and change of use of barn to a mixed use comprising a dwelling(C3) and a shop/tearoom (A1/A3) and Relevant Demolition of the existing agricultural buildings (pursuant to the variation of conditions 2 on planning permission 19/00245/VCN to make amendments to the approved scheme)

Received: 22 December 2023
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 10
Council: Lancaster City Council
Ward: Upper Lune Valley Ward
Agent: Rural Solutions Ltd

ReceivedReceived22 Dec
ValidatedValidated22 Dec
Consult.Consultation7 May
TargetTarget Date17 Mar
DecidedDecided13 Jun

Decided in 174 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Whittington Farm Main Street Whittington Carnforth Lancashire LA6 2NX. Lancaster has handled 398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 174 days, 18 weeks longer than Lancaster's typical decision time. The site is in the Whittington conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Upper Lune Valley Ward. We hold 2,140 applications in total for the LA6 postcode area.

91% of conditions applications at Lancaster City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: LA6 2NX
Application type: Variation of a Condition Application
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 18
Parish: Whittington

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 December 2023
Consultation expiry: 7 May 2024
Consultation start: 23 April 2024
Consultation end: 7 May 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 27 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 18 January 2024
Last date for comments: 7 May 2024
Target decision date: 17 March 2024
Committee meeting: 29 April 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: Rural Solutions Ltd
Agent address: Canalside House Brewery Lane Skipton BD23 1DR United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 86 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 11 January 2024
Advertisement expiry: 1 February 2024
Site notice start: 3 April 2024
Site notice end: 24 April 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12696555
Documents: 55
Constraints: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: WhittingtonPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: WaysideOn or next to this site · +2 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, 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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8 other applications at this property, newest first.

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