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Bainsbank, Middleton, Carnforth, LA6 2NG

S/11/14H/GPDOOutlineApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 19 March 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Not RequiredDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the installation of 44no. solar panels to the roof of an existing agricultural building

Received
3 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Yorkshire Dales
  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided19 Mar

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Bainsbank, Middleton, Carnforth, LA6 2NG. Yorkshire Dales has handled 311 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Yorkshire Dales's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 2,141 applications in total for the LA6 postcode area.

93% of outline applications at Yorkshire Dales were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LA6 2NG
Application type
Outline
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Middleton
District
South Lakeland District

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2026
Target decision date
31 March 2026
Permission expires
18 March 2029

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
6 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
14671048
UPRN
10003962068
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • National park: Yorkshire Dales
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

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, 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: Yorkshire Dales

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