12 Ravenghyll Kirkoswald PENRITH CA10 1DQ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1052/LDPR - Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed Use Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed addition of solar panels on south facing roof slope. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 May 2026
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Approved
23 Jul 2026

Approved on 23 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Site constraints 10

22 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Wordsley House, Grade II, about 0 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 21 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 22 with distances
Historic England ↗
Kirkoswald conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: East of Eden; Special area of conservation about 471 m away: River Eden; SSSI about 471 m away: Town End Meadows, Little Asby SSSI; Inside the Kirkoswald built-up area; Open access land about 24 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Priority habitat about 44 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 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 area92 m² (990 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach D
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2009, 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
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed Use
Postcode
CA10 1DQ
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Alston and Fellside
Parish
Kirkoswald
Case officer
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Decision
Approved
Decision date
23 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Housing Retrofit Team

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 8 days slower than Westmorland and Furness's median of 55 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 72% of lawful development certificates here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
55decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Jul 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

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.