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Barn at Mellguards Farm Mellguards Southwaite Carlisle CA4 0LE

Granted Westmorland and Furness 2025/2022/PACOU Prior Approval - Change of Use

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 3, class Q, for the change of use of an agricultural building to 3no dwellinghouses.

As published by the council, reference 2025/2022/PACOU

Application record

Reference
2025/2022/PACOU
Type
Prior Approval - Change of Use
Status
Determined
Decision
Prior Approval Required & Approved
Received
20 Oct 2025
Validated
14 Nov 2025
Decided
28 Jan 2026
Ward
Hesket and Lazonby
Parish
Hesket
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CA4 0LE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westmorland and Furness register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/0953/FPA Decided

    Barn at Mellguards Farm Mellguards Southwaite CARLISLE CA4 0LE

    Erection of a dwelling and associated development.

    Submitted 8 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Oct 2025

    Received by Westmorland and Furness

  2. 14 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required & Approved

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Westmorland and Furness granted permission on 28 January 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 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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