Land North-East of Kirkby-In-Furness LA17 7AD Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0087/OPA - Outline Application Officer Consideration

Proposal

Outline planning application (all matters reserved except for access) for the residential development of up to 62 dwellings together with associated infrastructure, open space, landscaping, and drainage works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Apr 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 10 Aug 2026; it is now day 267.

The consultation period closed on 10 Aug 2026.

Documents 143

Statements & assessments 21

PDF Consultation Response Ecology · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Outline Foul and Surface Water Drainage Layout Plan Proposed Drainage Plan · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Exceedence run off bund Plan Proposed Drainage Plan · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment - K42155.FRA-001B Flood Risk Assessment · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Shadow Habitats Regulations Assessment - Screening (April 2026) - V2 Assessment · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Gain Plan (Draft) (March 2025) - V4 Biodiversity Survey/Report · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Statutory Biodiversity Metric Metric · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (April 2026) - V2 Report/Statement · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Supporting Documentation Ecology Comment Response · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Ecology · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboriculturist - W&F Council Consultation Response · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed outline foul & surface water layout Proposed Drainage Plan · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Phase 1 Geoenvironmental site assessment - 18-529-R1-1 - 12 December 2025 Assessment · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Phase 1 Geoenvironmental site assessment (Part 2) 18-529-R1-1 - 12 December 2025 Assessment · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Air quality assessment 10314r3 - 12 January 2026 Assessment · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Design & access statement - 5060_DAS_01 - December 2025 Design & Access Statement · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Statutory Biodiversity Metric - 02 December 2025 Metric · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement - January 2026 Planning Statement · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF High Level Landscape & Visual Site Appraisal - 21.11.2025_v1 Report/Statement · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport assessment - January 2026 Report/Statement · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Crime Impact Statement v1.0 - December 2025 Supporting Documentation · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 97

PDF Consultation Response Highways & LLFA · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response United Utilities · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Highways & LLFA · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Highways & LLFA · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Agent Response To LLFA And UU Queries Supporting Documentation · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Highways & LLFA · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Agent response to local community comments (02 June 2026) Supporting Documentation · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Agent response to consultee comments of Kirkby Ireleth Parish Council Supporting Documentation · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗
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PDF Consultation Response Highways & LLFA · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Minerals and Waste - W&F Council Consultation Response · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Education · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Response 2026-0087-OPA REV2.pdf Document · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Further response to Highways Commentary Supporting Documentation · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Response to Highways Commentary Supporting Documentation · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response United Utilities · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Public Protection · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultation Response Highways & LLFA · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Kirkby Ireleth Parish Council Consultation Response · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Kirkby Ireleth Parish Council - Kirkby Ireleth Parish Council Consultation Response · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Neighbour Response Attachment Vance Sarson · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗
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PDF Waste & Environmental Services Consultation Response · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗
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PDF Neighbour Response Attachment Charles Rowntree · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗
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PDF Neighbour Response Attachment Christopher Roberts · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗
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PDF Consultation Response Cumbria Constabularly · 6 Feb 2026 View ↗
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PDF Housing Strategy Group - W&F Council Consultation Response · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗
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PDF Countryside Access Officer (Eden/SL) - W&F Council Consultation Response · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NHS Commissioning Group Consultation Response · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗
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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Ramsar wetland about 446 m away: Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary; SSSI about 455 m away: Duddon Mosses SSSI; 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 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 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
Outline Application
Postcode
LA17 7AD
Received
15 Jan 2026
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
High Furness
Parish
Kirkby Ireleth
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stantec

Decision outlook

Day 267, past the statutory target. 71% of new homes 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 7 Oct 2026.

Day 267176 days past the 91-day target
45%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
60decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Jan 2026
Comments by
10 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
22 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Jun 2026
Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#233 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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