Caws Beck House, High Nibthwaite, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8DF Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/5321 - Full Planning application Approved

Proposal

New glazed single store porch, reroofing of boot room as flat roof and new front Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Validated
18 Aug 2026
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Consultation
4 Sept 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 22

Water Supply and WasteSFRA Flood Zone2Area of special control for advertsRisk of Flooding from Surface WaterPrevious planning applicationsRisk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaBroadleaved woodland zoneMineral Safeguarding AreaPolicy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictPolicy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyPolicy 03 Support - Development and floodingPolicy 05 Support - Protecting the spectacular landscapePolicy 04 Support - Biodiversity and geodiversityPolicy 06 Support - Design and developmentPolicy 07 Support - Historic environmentPolicy 20 Support - Renewal and low carb on energy
Lake District National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
World heritage site: The English Lake District
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Water Supply and WasteCouncil record
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SFRA Flood Zone2Council record
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Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
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Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterCouncil record
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Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
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Risk of Flooding from Rivers and SeaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Broadleaved woodland zoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Policy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Policy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 03 Support - Development and floodingCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 05 Support - Protecting the spectacular landscapeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 04 Support - Biodiversity and geodiversityCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Policy 06 Support - Design and developmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Policy 07 Support - Historic environmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Policy 20 Support - Renewal and low carb on energyCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area256 m² (2,756 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (28 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning application
Postcode
LA12 8DF
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Coniston and Hawkshead Ward
Parish
Colton
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Haigh Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 7 days faster than Lake District's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
225decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Lake District in the last twelve months, from validation. Lake District decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14946243
Site or press notice
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.