Helmwinds Culgaith PENRITH CA10 1QT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1433/FPA - Full Application Officer Consideration

Proposal

Retrospective application the erection of a building for equestrian and agricultural purposes. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 18 Sept 2026; it is now day 59.

The consultation period closed on 18 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 8

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 386 m away: River Eden; Nature recovery project: East of Eden; National infrastructure project about 1635 m away: A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project; SSSI about 386 m away: Town End Meadows, Little Asby SSSI; Inside the Culgaith 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
CA10 1QT
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Alston and Fellside
Parish
Culgaith
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ashwood Design Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 59, past the statutory target. 92% of agricultural works in Westmorland and Furness are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 10 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 593 days past the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
124decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 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