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2026/0978/FPA - Full Application Officer Consideration
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Removal of condition 3 (occupancy restriction), attached to approval (Conversion of redundant barn to holiday let as part of farm diversification). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 7 Jul 2026.

The consultation period closed on 12 Jun 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 7

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.
Public footpath about 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Special area of conservation about 195 m away: River Eden
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Luke, Grade II, about 52 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
SSSI about 195 m away: Town End Meadows, Little Asby SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

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Important details

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CA17 4PJ
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay
Parish
Soulby
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
MWT Planning Limited

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 May 2026
Comments by
12 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Syke Side Farm Soulby Kirkby Stephen CA17 4PJ
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 6, class A, for the formation of a concrete yar…
2025/1687/PAPP
2025 Approved
Syke Side Farm Soulby Kirkby Stephen CA17 4PJ
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 6, class A, for the formation of a concrete yar…
2025/1687/PAPP
2025 Approved
Field South of Soulby Fold Soulby KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4PJ
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 6, class A, for an agricultural storage buildin…
2025/0471/PAPP
2025 Approved
Field South of Soulby Fold Soulby KIRKBY STEPHEN CA17 4PJ
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 6, class A, for an agricultural storage buildin…
2025/0471/PAPP
2024 Approved
Bonnygate Farm Soulby Kirkby Stephen CA17 4PJ
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 6, class A, for the erection of a building over…
2024/2317/PAPP
2024 Approved
Bonnygate Farm Soulby Kirkby Stephen CA17 4PJ
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 6, class A, for the erection of a building over…
2024/2317/PAPP
2022 Approved
SOULBY FOLD, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Conversion of an existing barn into a family dwelling including the rebuilding of two sin…
22/0186
2023 Approved
SYKE SIDE FARM, SIKESIDE LANE, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Proposed replacement of existing wooden animal housing building with a steel portal build…
23/0290
2023 Approved
SYKE SIDE FARM, SIKESIDE LANE, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Addition of rear sun room extension.
23/0325
2023 Withdrawn
SYKE SIDE FARM, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Single storey rear extension.
23/0232
2021 Approved
ROCKERY FARM, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Proposed replacement steel portal framed agricultural building for feed and implement sto…
21/1097
2021 Approved
ROCKERY FARM, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Proposed replacement steel portal framed agricultural building for feed and implement sto…
21/1097
2021 Withdrawn
LAND OFF CROGLAM PARK, ROWGATE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Proposed additional dwelling and associated change of house type following planning conse…
21/0952
2021 Withdrawn
LAND OFF CROGLAM PARK, ROWGATE, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Proposed additional dwelling and associated change of house type following planning conse…
21/0952
2021 Approved
LAND EAST OF OAK GARTH, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Erection of a storage building.
21/0050
2021 Approved
BONNYGATE FARM, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Permitted Development Prior Notification for roofing over of existing silage pit.
21/0099
2020 Approved
BONNYGATE FARM, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Roof over existing feed area and slurry pit.
20/0355
2020 Approved
BONNYGATE FARM, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Roof over existing feed area and slurry pit.
20/0355
2017 Decided
FOX TOWER VIEW, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Proposed new affordable single storey dwelling under Policy UENDP1 - affordable rural exc…
17/0409
2017 Decided
FOX TOWER VIEW, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Proposed new affordable single storey dwelling under Policy UENDP1 - affordable rural exc…
17/0409
2019 Approved
BONNYGATE FARM, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Proposed Arqiva 12m streetworks pole on new foundation and associated works.
19/0381
2018 Approved
CHAPEL COTTAGE, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Demolition of existing porch and formation of new porch.
18/0473
2018 Approved
CHAPEL COTTAGE, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Demolition of existing porch and formation of new porch.
18/0473
2016 Approved
SYKE SIDE HOUSE, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Proposed agricultural building
16/1006
2016 Approved
SYKE SIDE HOUSE, SOULBY, KIRKBY STEPHEN, CA17 4PJ
Proposed agricultural building
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings