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South Whinfell Farm Melkinthorpe Penrith CA10 2DS

2026/1896/TELTelecommunicationsApproved

Approved on 30 October 2026

Council decision: No Objections

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

Proposal

Notification under Regulation 5 of The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) for 2 x 9 metre medium wooden telecommunications poles.

Received
28 September 2026
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Ward
Eden and Lyvennet Vale
  1. Received28 Sep
  2. Validated28 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Oct

Decided in 32 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at South Whinfell Farm Melkinthorpe Penrith CA10 2DS. Westmorland and Furness has handled 17 applications of this type. This one was decided in 32 days, 3 weeks quicker than Westmorland and Furness's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Eden and Lyvennet Vale. We hold 1,695 applications in total for the CA10 postcode area.

100% of telecommunications 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
CA10 2DS
Application type
Telecommunications
Parish
Brougham

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Newton Rigg College, Newton Road Penrith CA11 0AH

Planning decision

Case officer
Louise Mills

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.

Source: Westmorland and Furness

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