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Land North-East of Kirkby-In-Furness LA17 7AD

Awaiting decision Lake District National Park 2026/0087/OPA Outline Application

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Proposal

Outline planning application (all matters reserved except for access) for the residential development of up to 62 dwellings together with associated infrastructure, open space, landscaping, and drainage works

As published by the council, reference 2026/0087/OPA

Application record

Reference
2026/0087/OPA
Type
Outline Application
Status
Officer Consideration
Received
15 Jan 2026
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
High Furness
Parish
Kirkby Ireleth
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
LA17 7AD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jan 2026

    Received by Lake District National Park

  2. 2 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Lake District National Park took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

143 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Lake District National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lake District National Park decided outline applications in a median of 68 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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