Planning application
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective application for the removal of peeling paint on the front elevation and subsequent coating of the front elevation with a limewash to match the underlying layer.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2289/HOU
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2289/HOU
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Alston and Fellside
- Parish
- Alston Moor
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CA9 3SL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lake District National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0457/HOU Decided
Steel House Townhead Alston CA9 3SL
Alterations to dwelling including the installation of rooflights, the replacement of front and rear doors and the re-rendering of the front elevation
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2025/2479/TCA Granted
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: Lilac Bush (T1) – full removal of tree, to provide more light to Steel House and neighbouring property, also to prevent future structural damage to Steel House as roots grow under the building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Nov 2025
Received by Lake District National Park
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12 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lake District National Park granted permission on 4 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: Lilac Bush (T1) – full removal of tree, to provide more light to Steel House and neighbouring property, also to prevent future structural damage to Steel House as roots grow under the building.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: Lilac Bush (T1) – full removal of tree, to provide more light to Steel House and neighbouring property, also to prevent future structural damage to Steel House as roots grow under the building.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Henley Croft Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: T1 Ash - Fell, T2 Ash - Fell.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
Retrospective application for the removal of peeling paint on the front elevation and subsequent coating of the front elevation with a limewash to match the underlying layer.
Granted Householder 7 docsDomestic -
Henley Croft Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
S211 Notification; Conservation Area tree works: T1 Ash - Fell, T2 Ash - Fell.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Steel House Townhead Alston CA9 3SL
Alterations to dwelling including the installation of rooflights, the replacement of front and rear doors and the re-rendering of the front elevation
Decided Householder Loft or dormer 6 docsDomestic
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