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Land in association with Cartmel Racecourse Cartmel Park Park View Cartmel Grange-over-sands LA11 6QF

Refused Lake District National Park 2025/1860/LDEX Lawful Development Certificate - Existing Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate (existing) to establish that the land in question has been used for tenting for 200 pitches for over 10 years in connection with the Horse Racing event held yearly at the Cartmel Racecourse, consisting of 36 days in total per annum

As published by the council, reference 2025/1860/LDEX

Application record

Reference
2025/1860/LDEX
Type
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing Use
Status
Determined
Decision
Refused
Received
29 Sep 2025
Validated
29 Sep 2025
Decided
18 Nov 2025
Ward
Grange and Cartmel
Parish
Allithwaite and Cartmel
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
LA11 6QF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lake District National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 2026/0232/LDEX Refused

    Land in association with Cartmel Racecourse Cartmel Park Park View Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6QF

    Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) to establish that Seven Acres Field (3 hectares within the red line boundary shown on the submitted location plan) has been used for temporary recreational tenting in connection with annual race meetings at Cartmel Racecourse for a continuous period in excess of 10 years (2015–2025 inclusive), for up to 18 days per calendar year (comprising 6 days in May, 4 days in June, 4 days in July and 4 days in August).

    Decided 9 Jul 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2025

    Received by Lake District National Park

  2. 18 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Lake District National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Cartmel Racecourse Cartmel Park Park View Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6QF

    2024/2141/LDPR Submitted 14 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed installation of 3 car charging units measuring 2.25m in height to serve 6 car parking spaces

    Granted Lawful development 7 docs
  • Land in association with Cartmel Racecourse Cartmel Park Park View Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6QF

    2026/0232/LDEX Submitted 29 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) to establish that Seven Acres Field (3 hectares within the red line boundary shown on the submitted location plan) has been used for temporary recreational tenting in connection with annual race meetings at Cartmel Racecourse for a continuous period in excess of 10 years (2015–2025 inclusive), for up to 18 days per calendar year (comprising 6 days in May, 4 days in June, 4 days in July and 4 days in August).

    Refused Lawful development 20 docs
  • Cartmel Racecourse Cartmel Park Park View Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6QF

    2025/1861/FPA Submitted 29 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Use of 29 of the 80 touring pitches at Cartmel Racecourse for year-round holiday occupation, subject to a register ensuring no unit is used as a sole or primary residence.

    Withdrawn Full applications 51 docs
  • Land in association with Cartmel Racecourse Cartmel Park Park View Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6QF

    2026/0232/LDEX Submitted 29 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) to establish that Seven Acres Field (3 hectares within the red line boundary shown on the submitted location plan) has been used for temporary recreational tenting in connection with annual race meetings at Cartmel Racecourse for a continuous period in excess of 10 years (2015–2025 inclusive), for up to 18 days per calendar year (comprising 6 days in May, 4 days in June, 4 days in July and 4 days in August).

    Refused Lawful development 20 docs
  • Land in association with Cartmel Racecourse Cartmel Park Park View Cartmel Grange-over-sands LA11 6QF

    2025/1860/LDEX Submitted 29 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate (existing) to establish that the land in question has been used for tenting for 200 pitches for over 10 years in connection with the Horse Racing event held yearly at the Cartmel Racecourse, consisting of 36 days in total per annum

    Refused Lawful development 10 docs
  • Cartmel Racecourse Cartmel Park Park View Cartmel GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6QF

    2025/1861/FPA Submitted 29 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Use of 29 of the 80 touring pitches at Cartmel Racecourse for year-round holiday occupation, subject to a register ensuring no unit is used as a sole or primary residence.

    Withdrawn Full applications 51 docs

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    Received 24 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Lawful development
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