7 Wordsworth Terrace Drovers Lane PENRITH CA11 7QT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0188/LBC - Listed Building Consent Officer Consideration

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for replacement of single glazed timber sash windows with double glazed timber sash windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jan 2026
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Validated
20 Feb 2026
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Committee
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 226. The consultation period closed on 21 Mar 2026.

Planning committee

Deferred by Westmorland and Furness Eden Local Area Planning Committee on 22 Jul 2026.

Deferred

  • Officers advised refusal because replacement lacked evidence, would lose historic fabric and harm the listed building and conservation area.
  • The applicant supported replacement as a sustainable improvement that would retain the building’s appearance.
  • The committee voted to defer the application so a window condition survey could be submitted.
Read how the committee decided The proposed window replacement, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation, public speaker, committee debate and deferral.

Source: Plota analysis of Westmorland and Furness's committee minutes of 22 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 4

8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 1-8, Wordsworth Terrace, Grade II, about 7 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 6 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.
Show all 8 with distances
Historic England ↗
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.
Penrith New Streets 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Penrith 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. 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 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £147,500 in December 2005. Terraced house, freehold.

2 December 2005£147,500
1 August 2003£75,000
13 June 1997£41,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CA11 7QT
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
20 Feb 2026
Ward
Penrith North
Parish
Penrith
Case officer
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Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
North Lakes Glass

Decision outlook

Day 226, past the statutory target. 71% of listed building works in Westmorland and Furness 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 226170 days past the 56-day target
29%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
84decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Feb 2026
Comments by
21 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
25 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Jul 2026
Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#233 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.