Hemplands Burton CARNFORTH LA6 1NH Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1646/LDPR - Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed Use Valid

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear and side extensions Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Oct 2026 and 12 Oct 2026, from recent lawful development certificates across the UK.

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; Inside the Burton-in-Kendal built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed Use
Postcode
LA6 1NH
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Burton and Holme
Parish
Burton-in-Kendal
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Benchmark Plan Services

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide lawful development certificates by day 50.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
19,854decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Westmorland and Furness to go on. Westmorland and Furness decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Oct 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