6 Borrowdale Road, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5DB Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/2086 - Full Planning application Application being considered

Proposal

Proposed renovation and conversion of an office to room only serviced holiday accommodation and associated change of use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jun 2026
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Validated
3 Jun 2026
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Consultation
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 5 Oct 2026; it is now day 124. The consultation period closed on 25 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 17

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsRisk of Flooding from Surface WaterPrevious planning applicationsPlanning enquiryNutrient Neutrality CatchmentKeswick
Grade II listed: Formerly Mayson's Shop
List entry 1137758 · 25 m away · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 8 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake 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.
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 ↗
Keswick conservation area
Also Keswick. Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
Keswick Town Centre. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
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.
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Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Planning enquiryCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Nutrient Neutrality CatchmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
KeswickCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 358 m away: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake; SSSI 358 m away: Buttermere SSSI; Inside the Keswick 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. 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

Application type
Full Planning application
Postcode
CA12 5DB
Received
1 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Keswick Ward
Parish
Keswick
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Graham K Norman (Architect) Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 124, past the statutory target. 87% of changes of use in Lake District are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 3 Oct 2026.

Day 12468 days past the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14884654
Comments by
25 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
12 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Jul 2026