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6&7 Staffield Cottages Staffield Penrith CA10 1EU

Awaiting decision Lake District National Park 2026/1701/LDEX Lawful Development Certificate - Existing Use

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Proposal

Lawful development certificate for confirmation of Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) and that all associated operational works constitute permitted development.

As published by the council, reference 2026/1701/LDEX

Application record

Reference
2026/1701/LDEX
Type
Lawful Development Certificate - Existing Use
Status
Valid
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sep 2026
Ward
Alston and Fellside
Parish
Kirkoswald
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CA10 1EU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2026

    Received by Lake District National Park

  2. 1 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 October 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

4 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.

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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 lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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