The Vicarage, Kentmere Road, Staveley, Kendal, LA8 9PA Data via plota.co.uk

T/2025/0254 - Tree Work in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Maple (T1) - thin by 15%. Apple (T2) - reduce by 20%. Mixed trees (G3) - crown raise birch to 3.5m over driveway and fell 2 x dead ash. Willow (T4) - coppice. Birch (T5) - crown raise to give 2.5m over pavements & lawn and 5.5m over road Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Dec 2025
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Validated
8 Jan 2026
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Approved
9 Jan 2026

Approved on 9 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 15

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsRisk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaStaveley
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 ↗
Staveley conservation area
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.
Council document ↗
Special area of conservation 80 m away: River Kent
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.
SSSI 80 m away: River Kent and Tributaries 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St James, Grade II, 38 m away · 3 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
Water Supply and WasteCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Risk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
StaveleyCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Staveley (Westmorland and Furness) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area170 m² (1,830 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Tree Work in Conservation Area
Postcode
LA8 9PA
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Upper Kent Ward
Parish
Staveley with Ings
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Jan 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
9 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Bergen Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 1 days from validation, 39 days faster than Lake District's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
173decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Lake District in the last twelve months, from validation. Lake District decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Feb 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.