Planning application
Old Methodist Chapel Garrigill Alston CA9 3EB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of residential dwelling to 2no holiday lets, part retrospective.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0214/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0214/FPA
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Officer Consideration
- Received
- 27 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Alston and Fellside
- Parish
- Alston Moor
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CA9 3EB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2026
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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24 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Westmorland and Furness took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Westmorland and Furness for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westmorland and Furness decided full applications in a median of 98 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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