Planning application
Bell Mount Farm Penrith CA11 0BX
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 3, class Q, for the change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2485/PACOU
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2485/PACOU
- Type
- Prior Approval - Change of Use
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 30 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 30 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 18 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Greystoke and Ullswater
- Parish
- Dacre
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CA11 0BX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Dec 2025
Received by Lake District National Park
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18 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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