Land south of Chapel House, Finsthwaite Lane, Backbarrow, LA12 8PY Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/5198 - Full Planning application Approved

Proposal

Garage and workshop / studio for domestic use in association with adjacent dwellinghouse Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Apr 2026
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Validated
17 Apr 2026
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Consultation
5 May 2026
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Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 17

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsBroadleaved woodland zoneLandfill00 Design Code - SupportPolicy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictPolicy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyPolicy 06 Support - Design and development
Lake District National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
World heritage site: The English Lake District
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Water Supply and WasteCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Broadleaved woodland zoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
LandfillCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
00 Design Code - SupportCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 06 Support - Design and developmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; Priority habitat 42 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 40 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning application
Postcode
LA12 8PY
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Grange and Cartmel Ward
Parish
Haverthwaite
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Anything Drawn - Arch Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, about the council's usual 49 days. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
225decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Lake District in the last twelve months, from validation. Lake District decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14828312
Site or press notice
5 May 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Jul 2026