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Bell Mount Farm Penrith CA11 0BX

Refused Westmorland and Furness 2025/2485/PACOU Prior Approval - Change of Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 3, class Q, for the change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling.

As published by the council, reference 2025/2485/PACOU

Application record

Reference
2025/2485/PACOU
Type
Prior Approval - Change of Use
Status
Determined
Decision
Refused
Received
30 Dec 2025
Validated
30 Dec 2025
Decided
18 Feb 2026
Ward
Greystoke and Ullswater
Parish
Dacre
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CA11 0BX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Dec 2025

    Received by Westmorland and Furness

  2. 18 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Westmorland and Furness refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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