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FORMER ALSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL SITE, GARRIGILL ROAD, ALSTON, CA9 3UD

Awaiting decision Westmorland and Furness 23/0306 Full Application

Works: New dwelling Demolition

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

Proposal

Conversion of former Alston Primary School to create 6 No. residential apartments. Demolition of existing hall and erection of 2 No. semi-detached dwellings and 5 No. detached dwellings, with associated parking area and gardens.

As published by the council, reference 23/0306

Application record

Reference
23/0306
Type
Full Application
Status
Officer Consideration
Received
2 May 2023
Validated
23 May 2023
Ward
Alston Moor
Parish
Alston Moor
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CA9 3UD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 May 2023

    Received by Westmorland and Furness

  2. 23 May 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 July 2023, 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

43 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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