Site North of Blencow Quarry Quarry Lane Blencow PENRITH CA11 0DE

1. 5 Feb 2026

   Received by Lake District National Park

2. 13 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 10 April 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.

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.

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.

• Land adjacent Amber Building Blencow Quarry Newbiggin Penrith CA11 0DE

  2024/1944/FPA Submitted 14 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Redevelopment of existing commercial storage site with new warehouse/workshop building (class E(g)/B2/B8).

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• Site North of Blencow Quarry Quarry Lane Blencow PENRITH CA11 0DE

  2026/0278/OPA Submitted 5 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~10 Apr

  Outline application for a residential development, with all matters reserved.

  Awaiting decision Outline New dwelling 27 docs

• Blencow Quarry Quarry Lane Newbiggin Blencow CA11 0DE

  2026/0243/FPA Submitted 30 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~27 Mar

  Redevelopment of area of existing commercial site with new warehouse/workshop building (class E/B2/B8).

  Awaiting decision Full applications 10 docs

• Blencow Quarry Quarry Lane Newbiggin Blencow CA11 0DE

  2026/0243/FPA Submitted 30 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~27 Mar

  Redevelopment of area of existing commercial site with new warehouse/workshop building (class E/B2/B8).

  Awaiting decision Full applications 10 docs

• Land adjacent Amber Building Blencow Quarry Newbiggin Penrith CA11 0DE

  2024/1944/FPA Submitted 14 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Redevelopment of existing commercial storage site with new warehouse/workshop building (class E(g)/B2/B8).

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• 2026/1665/PIP Refused

  Land adjacent to Over Cotes Access Road to Waistcotes Levens KENDAL LA8 8NZ

  Permission in principle for one dwelling

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Outline
• 2026/1429/PIP Withdrawn

  Land East of Alderwood Gardens Red Lane High Carley ULVERSTON LA12 0JZ

  Permission in principle for residential development for up to four dwellings

  Received 14 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Outline
• 2026/1825/SCOPE Awaiting decision

  Lambrigg Wind Farm New Hutton KENDAL LA8 0AP

  Request for a scoping opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for replacing the existing operational wind farm, comprising five turbines with a tip height of 72 metres (m), with a new wind farm of up to seven wind turbines with a maximum tip height of up to 200 m, together with associated infrastructure

  Received 17 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Outline
• 2026/1812/OPA Awaiting decision

  Land at Ackenthwaite MILNTHORPE LA7 7DQ

  Outline planning permission with some matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for 4 residential dwellings

  Received 16 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Outline
• 2026/1787/OPA Awaiting decision

  Land to the North East of High House Farmhouse Catterlene Penrith Cumbria CA11 0BQ

  Outline planning permission with all matters reserved for 3 detached dwellings.

  Received 10 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Outline