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Rainbow Cottage Soulby KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4PJ

Awaiting decision Westmorland and Furness 2026/0978/FPA Full Application

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

Proposal

Removal of condition 3 (occupancy restriction), attached to approval 04/0442 (Conversion of redundant barn to holiday let as part of farm diversification).

As published by the council, reference 2026/0978/FPA

Application record

Reference
2026/0978/FPA
Type
Full Application
Status
Officer Consideration
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay
Parish
Soulby
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CA17 4PJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2026

    Received by Westmorland and Furness

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 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

3 documents on file for this application

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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.

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