Caws Beck, High Nibthwaite, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8DF Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/5382 - Full Planning application Approved

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
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Consultation
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 19

Water Supply and WasteSFRA Flood Zone2Area of special control for advertsRisk of Flooding from Surface WaterPrevious planning applicationsRisk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaMineral Safeguarding AreaPolicy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictPolicy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyPolicy 03 Support - Development and floodingPolicy 05 Support - Protecting the spectacular landscapePolicy 06 Support - Design and developmentPolicy 20 Support - Renewal and low carb on energy
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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.
Council site ↗
SFRA Flood Zone2Council 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.
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Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Risk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 03 Support - Development and floodingCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 05 Support - Protecting the spectacular landscapeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 06 Support - Design and developmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 20 Support - Renewal and low carb on energyCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning application
Postcode
LA12 8DF
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Coniston and Hawkshead Ward
Parish
Colton
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
13 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026