Planning application
The Nunnery Staffield PENRITH CA10 1EU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Creation of new vehicular access, driveway and associated landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0073/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0073/FPA
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Alston and Fellside
- Parish
- Ainstable
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CA10 1EU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lake District National Park register
This site has had 14 applications since 2025: 8 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1284/LBC Granted
The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Listed building consent to add a new fireplace to dining hall (covered under a previous approval 2025/2085/LBC)
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2026/1184/DISC Decided
The Nunnery Staffield PENRITH CA10 1EU
Discharge of Condition 3 (materials) Condition 4 (archaeological watching brief) Condition 8 (hedgerow planting scheme) and BNG Deemed Condition attached to approval 2026/0073/FPA
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2026/1070/DISC Decided
The Nunnery Staffield PENRITH CA10 1EU
Application for the part approval of details reserved by condition 4 (joinery details), attached to Listed Building Consent 2025/2085/LBC.
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2026/0716/DISC Withdrawn
The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition 3 (stone sample), attached to Listed Building Consent 2025/2085/LBC (Listed Building Consent for general internal and external alterations, including replacement of some external doors and windows and a new chimney).
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2026/0596/DISC Decided
The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition 4 (joinery details), attached to Listed Building Consent 2025/2085/LBC.
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2026/0491/DISC Decided
The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition 4 (fireplace details), attached to Listed Building Consent 2025/2399/LBC.
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2026/0450/DISC Decided
The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition 3 (fireplace details), attached to Listed Building Consent 2025/1886/LBC.
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2026/0292/LBC Granted
The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Listed Building Consent for replacement of existing windows on rear elevation, addition of 2 entrance wall lights on front elevation and general internal alterations.
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2025/2474/LBC Granted
The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Listed Building Consent for installation of a new steel beam to kitchen ceiling void.
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2025/2399/LBC Granted
The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations including removal of modern additions, staircase to butlers pantry, revised fireplace to kitchen and new layout to existing games room.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Lake District National Park
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2 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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2026/1184/DISC Decided
The Nunnery Staffield PENRITH CA10 1EU
Discharge of Condition 3 (materials) Condition 4 (archaeological watching brief) Condition 8 (hedgerow planting scheme) and BNG Deemed Condition attached to approval 2026/0073/FPA
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 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 17 April 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 full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
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The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations including removal of modern additions, staircase to butlers pantry, revised fireplace to kitchen and new layout to existing games room.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs -
The Nunnery Staffield PENRITH CA10 1EU
Listed Building Consent for general internal and external alterations, including replacement of some external doors and windows and a new chimney.
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The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Listed Building Consent for installation of a new steel beam to kitchen ceiling void.
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The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
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The Nunnery Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition 4 (joinery details), attached to Listed Building Consent 2025/2085/LBC.
Decided Conditions 8 docs
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