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Stonefold Cottages, Robins Nest/Swallow Cottage, Newbiggin, Penrith, CA11 0HP

20/1001Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 10 August 2021

Council decision: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed change of use of holiday accommodation to a residential dwelling. Resubmission of 20/0763.

Received
23 December 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Ward
Dacre
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Aug

Decided in 230 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at STONEFOLD COTTAGES, ROBINS NEST/SWALLOW COTTAGE, NEWBIGGIN, PENRITH, CA11 0HP. Westmorland and Furness has handled 6,152 applications of this type. This one was decided in 230 days, 25 weeks longer than Westmorland and Furness's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,440 applications in total for the CA11 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Westmorland and Furness were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CA11 0HP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Dacre

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 December 2020
Consultation start
24 December 2020
Application expires
6 August 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Unit 4 Mereside, Eden Business Park, Penrith, CA11 9FB

Planning decision

Statutory period
226 days

Appeal history

3292577
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 15 September 2022Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: Failure

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Eden SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2020
    23 Dec

    Proposed change of use of holiday accommodation to a residential dwelling. Resubmission of 20/0763

    This applicationApprovedFull20/1001
  2. 2020
    7 Oct

    Proposed conversion of 2 no. one bed holiday cottages to form one single staff house and associated change of…

    WithdrawnFull ApplicationPart of20/0763

Source: Westmorland and Furness

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