Smithy House Penny Bridge ULVERSTON LA12 7RL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use of land from pony paddock (Use Class Sui Generis) to residential garden (Use Class C3) and erection of polytunnel Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 19 Oct 2026, from Westmorland and Furness's recent changes of use.
Documents 17
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 10
Other documents 1
Site constraints 7
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £285,000 in August 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- LA12 7RL
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- High Furness
- Parish
- Egton with Newland
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision level
- Committee
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- McDonald Wilkinson Tonge
Decision outlook
Day 63 of the 56-day target. Westmorland and Furness usually decides changes of use by day 66.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 3 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 Aug 2026
- Committee
- 22 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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The consultation period closed on 3 Sept 2026.