7 Ruskin Drive Kirkby Lonsdale CARNFORTH LA6 2DB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1063/HOU - Householder Approved

Proposal

Ground floor extension to front elevation, alterations to rear elevation, creation of dormer extension to rear roof slope and replacement of roof to include removal of chimney, relocation of existing Velux window, addition of a further Velux window, and introduction of inset solar PV to front roof slope Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
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Validated
3 Jul 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
National park about 110 m away: Yorkshire Dales
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 79 m away: Kirkby Lonsdale; Inside the Kirkby Lonsdale built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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
Householder
Postcode
LA6 2DB
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale
Parish
Kirkby Lonsdale
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Allison Powell Architects Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 5 days faster than Westmorland and Furness's median of 61 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
301decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Jul 2026
Comments by
5 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
15 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Aug 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