57 Clifford Road PENRITH CA11 8PT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0576/HOU - Householder Approved

Proposal

Renovation and extension of existing dwelling with 2 storey rear extension and new dormer windows to front Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Mar 2026
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Committee
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Committee · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Westmorland and Furness Eden Local Area Planning Committee on 22 Jul 2026.

Approved

Against officer advice: officers had recommended refusal.

  • Officers advised refusal because the extensions and dormers would harm local character and neighbours’ amenity.
  • The applicant and architect supported the proposal, while the Town Council supported it and no neighbouring objections were recorded.
  • The committee approved the application by seven votes to one abstention, subject to standard conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officers’ assessment, consultation, public speakers, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Westmorland and Furness's committee minutes of 22 Jul 2026.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Eden SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 412 m away: River Eden; SSSI about 412 m away: Town End Meadows, Little Asby SSSI; Inside the Penrith built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £260,000 in March 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

31 March 2025£260,000
25 September 1997£67,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Householder
Postcode
CA11 8PT
Received
18 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Ward
Penrith South
Parish
Penrith
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
YAM Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 132 days from validation, 71 days slower than Westmorland and Furness's median of 61 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
298decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
26 Mar 2026
Comments by
24 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
1 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026
Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#233 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Westmorland and Furness is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #235 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Westmorland and Furness decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #96 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #145 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #235 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #238 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
135 decided
1,204
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.