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Levens Beck Levens KENDAL LA8 8PN

Refused Lake District National Park 2025/2178/OPA Outline Application

Works: New dwelling Domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Outline Planning Permission with all matters reserved for a single self- build dwelling

As published by the council, reference 2025/2178/OPA

Application record

Reference
2025/2178/OPA
Type
Outline Application
Status
Determined
Decision
Refused
Received
10 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Decided
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Levens and Crooklands
Parish
Levens
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
LA8 8PN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Received by Lake District National Park

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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