Planning application
The Sidings Low Bentham Lancaster LA2 7BH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Permission in Principle for residential housing of between 1-9 dwellings
As published by the council, reference 26/04645/PIP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/04645/PIP
- Type
- Permission in Principle
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bentham & Ingleton
- Parish
- Bentham
- Decision by
- Chief Planner
- Postcode
- LA2 7BH
Comment by 13 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Yorkshire Dales National Park's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Yorkshire Dales National Park
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6 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Yorkshire Dales National Park 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
10 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Yorkshire Dales National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Yorkshire Dales National Park decided outline applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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