Davidsons Garage Scotland Road Penrith CA11 7NR Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2053/FPA - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Retrospective application for the use and siting of a self-service laundrette facility. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
18 Nov 2025
✓
Approved
9 Jan 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
3 Jun 2026

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

Site constraints 5

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.
Conservation area about 22 m away: Penrith
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1446 m away: A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project; 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 9 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
CA11 7NR
Received
22 Oct 2025
Validated
18 Nov 2025
Ward
Penrith South
Parish
Penrith
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
9 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 3 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005648 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Manning Elliott Partnership

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 21 days faster than Westmorland and Furness's median of 73 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.

31%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
315decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
2 Dec 2025
Comments by
5 Jan 2026
Site or press notice
12 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
13 Jan 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