Plot 3 Land North of Eden Business Park Cowper Road Penrith CA11 9NG Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0957/FPA - Full Application Officer Consideration

Proposal

Commercial building for use class B2, B8 E(g) and associated accesses and development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 May 2026
✓
Validated
21 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 141.

The consultation period closed on 30 Jul 2026.

Documents 39

Statements & assessments 22

PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Plot 3 PBP R3.xlsx Metric · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Plot 3 PBP R3.pdf Report/Statement · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Information in lieu of Bat Survey Plot 3 PBP Redacted Site Assessment · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Attachment Ecology Response 2 · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Agent's response to Ecologist's queries Additional information · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Plot 3 PBP R2.pdf Superseded Plans · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Plot 3 PBP R2.xlsx Superseded Plans · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Attachment Ecology · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Drainage Plan Drainage Layout · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF GS Drainage Report Combined 29 June 26.pdf Supporting Documentation · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Agent Response To Flood Team comments Supporting Documentation · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Officer Consultation Response · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Superseded Plans · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Statutory Biodiversity Metric Superseded Plans · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Mitigation Statement: Off-Site Biodiversity Credit Purchase Biodiversity Survey/Report · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Design, Access and Planning Statement Report/Statement · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Drainage Strategy Report/Statement · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Construction Management Plan Report/Statement · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF External Lighting Report/Statement · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Internal Lighting Report/Statement · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Noise Impact Assessment Report/Statement · 7 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement Report/Statement · 7 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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
National infrastructure project about 1676 m away: A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project; Inside the Penrith built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 Application
Postcode
CA11 9NG
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Penrith South
Parish
Penrith
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Atkinson Building Contractors

Decision outlook

Day 141, past the statutory target. 75% of commercial and major works in Westmorland and Furness are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 14185 days past the 56-day target
41%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
48decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
26 May 2026
Comments by
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Aug 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