Land at Sandy Lane Shap Penrith CA10 3LB Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2338/FPA - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land to equestrian, with associated operational development consisting of two stables and access track. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Dec 2025
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Validated
17 Dec 2025
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents

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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.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Shap built-up area; 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 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

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CA10 3LB
Received
4 Dec 2025
Validated
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Eamont and Shap
Parish
Shap
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
PFK Rural

How this decision compares

Decided in 210 days from validation, 137 days slower than Westmorland and Furness's median of 73 for full applications. Approved, as 93% of full applications here are.

30%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
185decided 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
24 Dec 2025
Comments by
23 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
21 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
St Michael's Church Sandy Lane Shap PENRITH CA10 3LA
Works to trees subject to Tree Preservation Orders EDC TPO3-G1 On the north and east boun…
2024/0833/TPO
2024 Approved
St Michael's Church Sandy Lane Shap PENRITH CA10 3LA
Works to trees subject to Tree Preservation Orders EDC TPO3-G1 On the north and east boun…
2024/0833/TPO
2023 Approved
ST MICHAELS CHURCH, CHURCH STREET, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3LA
2-3m crown reduction and 15% thin of Beech tree, subject to TPO.
23/0702
2023 Approved
ST MICHAELS CHURCH, CHURCH STREET, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3LA
2-3m crown reduction and 15% thin of Beech tree, subject to TPO.
23/0702
2020 Refused
LAND OPPOSITE WREAY VILLA, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3LB
Outline application for erection of one dwelling with all matters reserved.
20/0536
2017 Approved
WREAY COTTAGE, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3LB
Two storey rear extension to dwelling.
17/0184
2017 Approved
WREAY COTTAGE, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3LB
Two storey rear extension to dwelling.
17/0184
2016 Approved
WREAY VILLA COTTAGE, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3LB
Proposed rear extension.
16/1010
2016 Approved
WREAY VILLA COTTAGE, SHAP, PENRITH, CA10 3LB
Proposed rear extension.
16/1010
Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#233 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings