The Stackyard, Burgh by Sands, Carlisle, CA5 6AQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0096 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change Of Use From C3 (Residential) To C2 (Residential Children's Home) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:51

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Application progress

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Received

25 Feb 2026

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Validated

5 Mar 2026

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Consultation

15 May 2026

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Committee

27 May 2026

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Approved

27 May 2026

Approved on 27 May 2026 · Committee · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Carlisle Planning Committee on 27 May 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the home would meet a need for specialist accommodation, without unacceptable highway or residential amenity impacts.
The parish councillor objected, while residents raised concerns about services, transport, traffic, noise, safety and the village’s suitability.
Members unanimously approved the application subject to conditions, including a three-child limit and an approved management plan.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Carlisle's committee minutes of 27 May 2026.

Documents 13

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗

Associated applications 2

FullApproved27 May 202626/0096This application
Change Of Use From C3 (Residential) To C2 (Residential Children's Home)
Conditions 4 discharged
- ConditionsDischarge Of Condition 4 (Residential Management Plan) Of Previously17 Jul 202626/0404

Site constraints 9

Solway Coast National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Scheduled monument 30 m away: Hadrian's Wall Vallum between West End, Burgh by Sands and the eastern boundary of Dykesfield

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

World heritage site 37 m away: Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

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 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Hadrian's Wall Path 22 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.

Conservation area 19 m away: Burgh by Sands

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

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.

Council document ↗

Also on the record

2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Burgh-by-Sands 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

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

Council: Carlisle
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: CA5 6AQ
Received: 25 Feb 2026
Validated: 5 Mar 2026
Ward: Dalston & Burgh
Parish: Burgh-by-Sands
Case officer: Show
Decision: Grant Permission
Decision date: 27 May 2026
Decision level: Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: Architects Plus (UK) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 83 days from validation, 23 days slower than Carlisle's median of 60 for changes of use. Approved, as 89% of changes of use here are.

This one83d

Council60d

UK56d

42%decided within 8 weeks

89%approved

41decided in the last year

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