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Planning appeals in Lake District

Every appeal the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Lake District since 2016, refreshed nightly. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

583

appeals on record since 2016

22%

of decided appeals allowed

27 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 16% allowed

By appeal type

Householder49 decided

27% allowed

Minor261 decided

23% allowed

Major18 decided

22% allowed

Commercial1 decided

100% allowed

Enforcement210 decided

15% allowed

Other44 decided

14% allowed

By procedure

Written representations532 decided

20% allowed

Hearings30 decided

17% allowed

Inquiries21 decided

38% allowed

Latest decisions in Lake District

Notice varied and upheld6 July 2026· enforcement3356611
Land Opposite Orchard View, Saltcoats, Holmrook, CA19 1YY
Notice varied and upheld6 July 2026· minor3356610
Land Opposite Orchard View, Saltcoats, Holmrook, CA19 1YY
without planning permission making a material change of use of the land from use as agricultural to use as agricultural and residential, including the residential occupation of two caravans
Planning permission granted26 June 2026· enforcement3377594
Land at South Barn, Ayside, Grange over Sands, LA11 6HY
Without planning permission, the making of a material change of use from agriculture to a mixed use of agriculture, commercial timber processing, the fabrication of timber buildings and furniture and the storage of timber, vehicles and domestic items with associated operational development to erect a timber building and install an access track and areas of hardstanding
Notice varied and upheld23 June 2026· enforcement3376839
Thwaite Howe, Thornthwaite, KESWICK, CA12 5SA
the making of a material change of use from a dwellinghouse to use as short term holiday letting accommodation
Notice varied and upheld5 June 2026· enforcement3362991
Land at Bell Intake, High Dam, Finsthwaite Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8BN
without planning permission, the making of a material change of use of the land from use as agriculture to use as a public car park with onsite food and drink sales and associated operational development consisting of the laying of crushed stone to form a hard surface and the erection of a fence and gate
Dismissed3 June 2026· ldc3364720
The Filter House, Hayeswater Gill Valley, Hartsop, CA11 0NZ
use of Filter House, as a dwelling in the form of a holiday home
Allowed1 June 2026· minor3377585
Land at Rosgill , Shap, Cumbria , CA10 2QX
the change of use of the land from agricultural to the keeping of horses with associated operational development consisting of two stables (retrospective)
Dismissed28 May 2026· ldc3376174
Plum Tree Cottage, Lyth, KENDAL, LA8 8DD
described as ‘land adjacent to Plum Tree Cottage being used as a garden’
Notice upheld28 May 2026· enforcement3374745
Old Bank House , Lake Road, AMBLESIDE, LA22 0AD
without planning permission, operational development consisting of building operations to install replacement window frames
Notice upheld28 May 2026· enforcement3374615
131 Craig Walk, Bowness-On-Windermere, WINDERMERE, LA23 3AX
without planning permission, the making of a material change of use of the Land to use as short-term holiday letting accommodation
Dismissed14 May 2026· minor6004196
St Annes Elleray School, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1AP
the erection of five new dwellings and associated infrastructure and landscaping, in association with outline permission 7/2021/5689
Allowed22 April 2026· minor6004381
The Chief Justice Of The Common Pleas, 2-6 Bank Street, Keswick, CA12 5JY
the conversion of an existing car park to the north- east side of the existing public house to form an external customer and landscaped area without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 7/2021/2348, allowed at appeal on 1 August 2022 (Ref: APP/Q9495/W/22/3297944)
Dismissed18 March 2026· minor3373784
Low Wood Cottage, Wasdale, SEASCALE, CA20 1ET
Notice varied and upheld18 March 2026· enforcement3362949
Low Wood Cottage, Wasdale, SEASCALE, CA20 1ET
Notice varied and upheld18 March 2026· enforcement3362947
Low Wood Cottage, Wasdale, SEASCALE, CA20 1ET
‘Erection of fish pond; summerhouse and car port and change of use of woodland to garden area - all retrospective’

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice — verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.