Planning application
Steel House Townhead ALSTON CA9 3SL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2479/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2479/TCA
- Type
- Tree in Conservation Area
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Tree CA No Objection
- Received
- 29 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 3 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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2025/2289/HOU Granted
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Dec 2025
Received by Lake District National Park
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3 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Tree CA No Objection
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lake District National Park granted permission on 3 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 tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. 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 -
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 -
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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