Duddon Sands Hostel, Askew Gate Brow, KIRKBY in FURNESS, Cumbria, LA17 7TE

SL/2014/1159Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 28 January 2015

Council decision: APPROVED WITH CONDITIONSDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Change of use of hostel to one dwelling and formation of new car park layout for adjacent public house

Received: 3 December 2014
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Westmorland and Furness

ReceivedReceived3 Dec
ValidatedValidated3 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided28 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Duddon Sands Hostel, Askew Gate Brow, KIRKBY in FURNESS, Cumbria, LA17 7TE. Westmorland and Furness has handled 6,152 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 215 applications in total for the LA17 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: LA17 7TE
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Kirkby Ireleth

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 December 2014
Consultation start: 16 December 2014
Application expires: 28 January 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Garner Planning Associates, 20 Beacon Buildings, KENDAL, LA9 4BH

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 11

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Westmorland and Furness

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