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Village Green Melmerby Penrith

Awaiting decision Westmorland and Furness 2026/0515/FPA Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Proposed play area improvements to include installation of new play equipment and associated surfacing.

As published by the council, reference 2026/0515/FPA

Application record

Reference
2026/0515/FPA
Type
Full Application
Status
Officer Consideration
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Alston and Fellside
Parish
Melmerby
Decision by
Delegated

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Received by Westmorland and Furness

  2. 6 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 July 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

216 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 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

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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