Kearton House Market Place Alston CA9 3HS Data via plota.co.uk
2026/1265/FPA - Full Application
Withdrawn
Proposal
Change of use from Use Class E (shop) to Use Class E (Tattoo parlour/piercing studio) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
1 Jul 2026
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Withdrawn
25 Aug 2026
Withdrawn on 25 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026
Site constraints 9
21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Cross View Cottage, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 19 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 21 with distances
- 2 mCross View CottageGrade II
- 7 mProperty Adjoining East End of Cross View CottageGrade II
- 11 mH Kearton's Shops Adjoining West End of Cross View CottageGrade II
- 14 mMarket CrossGrade II*
- 41 mThe CottageGrade II
- 41 mProperty Adjoining to South of Midland BankGrade II
- 43 mProperty Adjoining East End of Blackstock's Baker's ShopGrade II
- 45 mBlackstock's Baker's ShopGrade II
- 46 mHigh MillGrade II*
- 50 mChurch of St AugustineGrade II
- 53 mWalls and Gates to St Augustine's Churchyard EntranceGrade II
- 57 mProperty Occupied by the Sunderland Building SocietyGrade II
- 66 mChurch GatesGrade II
- 78 mThe Angel InnGrade II
- 81 mVicarage and Ajoining StablesGrade II
- 86 mProperty Adjoining West End of Angel InnGrade II
- 117 mFormer Carlisle and Cumberland Bank and bank manager's houseGrade II
- 118 mLibrary Town Hall Trustee Savings BankGrade II
- 136 mProperty on Corner at West End of StreetGrade II
- 141 mMilestone Set Into Rounded Corner of Wall to West of Town HallGrade II
- 143 mQuaker Meeting House AlstonGrade II
North Pennines National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Alston 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.
Heritage at risk: Alston
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Public footpath about 23 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: East of Eden; Inside the Alston 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £80,000 in September 2018. Other property, freehold.
28 September 2018£80,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
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
- CA9 3HS
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Alston and Fellside
- Parish
- Alston Moor
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Withdrawn
- Decision date
- 25 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 9 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 8 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 10 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2021
Approved
New shopfront windows and reinstatement of a central shop entrance doorway, replacement o…
2021
Approved
New shopfront windows and reinstatement of a central shop entrance doorway, replacement o…
2018
Approved
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations.
2018
Approved
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
High Mill Factory Lane The Butts Alston CA9 3HS
Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations to include creation of work…
2025
Approved
High Mill Factory Lane The Butts Alston CA9 3HS
Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations to include creation of work…
2025
Approved
Off Licence Front Street Alston CA9 3SE
Change shop front and side window back to the original design, replacement of single glaz…
2025
Approved
Off Licence Front Street Alston CA9 3SE
Change shop front and side window back to the original design, replacement of single glaz…
2024
Approved
High Mill Factory Factory Lane The Butts Alston CA9 3JU
Listed Building Consent for the restoration and repair of two overhead walkways connectin…
2024
Approved
High Mill Factory Factory Lane The Butts Alston CA9 3JU
Listed Building Consent for the restoration and repair of two overhead walkways connectin…
2023
Approved
High Mill Factory Factory Lane The Butts Alston CA9 3HS
Change of use of vacant use class B2 industrial building to use class E(g)(iii) and assoc…
2023
Approved
High Mill Factory Factory Lane The Butts Alston CA9 3HS
Change of use of vacant use class B2 industrial building to use class E(g)(iii) and assoc…
2024
Approved
Old Vicarage Front Street ALSTON CA9 3RE
To fell multistem sycamore growing too close to boundary wall and has dislodged wall.
2024
Approved
Old Vicarage Front Street ALSTON CA9 3RE
To fell multistem sycamore growing too close to boundary wall and has dislodged wall.
2023
Refused
HIGH MILL NORTHERN UNITS, THE BUTTS, ALSTON, CA9 3JU
Variation of conditions 1 (plans compliance) and 2 (doors, windows and garage doors) for…
2023
Refused
HIGH MILL NORTHERN UNITS, THE BUTTS, ALSTON, CA9 3JU
Variation of conditions 1 (plans compliance) and 2 (doors, windows and garage doors) for…
2022
Approved
HIGH MILL NORTHERN UNITS, THE BUTTS, ALSTON, CA9 3JU
Variation of condition 2, (plans compliance), for amendments including internal alteratio…
2022
Approved
HIGH MILL NORTHERN UNITS, THE BUTTS, ALSTON, CA9 3JU
Variation of condition 2, (plans compliance), for amendments including internal alteratio…
2023
Approved
ARCH HOUSE, FRONT STREET, ALSTON, CUMBRIA, CA9 3QW
Insertion of a conservation roof window into south-facing roof slope, and reduction in he…
2023
Approved
CHURCH VIEW COTTAGE, THE BUTTS, ALSTON, CA9 3JU
Replacement of timber framed single glazed windows with timber framed double glazed windo…
2023
Approved
CHURCH VIEW COTTAGE, THE BUTTS, ALSTON, CA9 3JU
Replacement of timber framed single glazed windows with timber framed double glazed windo…
2023
Approved
ARCH HOUSE, FRONT STREET, ALSTON, CA9 3QW
Addition of external fire escape arrangement (gantries/ladders) to rear of dwelling.
2023
Approved
ARCH HOUSE, FRONT STREET, ALSTON, CA9 3QW
Addition of external fire escape arrangement (gantries/ladders) to rear of dwelling.
2023
Approved
BLACKSMITHS COTTAGE, THE BUTTS, ALSTON, CA9 3JQ
Undertake crown reduction to 2 no. Cherry trees.
2016
Approved
FORMER BARCLAYS BANK CHAMBERS, FRONT STREET, ALSTON, CA9 3SE
Change of use from A1 retail shop to C3 dwellinghouse.
2016
Approved
TURKS HEAD INN, MARKET PLACE, ALSTON, CA9 3HS
Works to west elevation of dwelling and reinstatement of ground floor lean-to extension.
2016
Approved
TURKS HEAD INN, MARKET PLACE, ALSTON, CA9 3HS
Works to west elevation of dwelling and reinstatement of ground floor lean-to extension.
2016
Approved
STOKOE HOUSE, 1-2 MARKET PLACE, ALSTON, CA9 3HS
Proposed works to exterior of building.
2016
Approved
STOKOE HOUSE, 1-2 MARKET PLACE, ALSTON, CA9 3HS
Proposed works to exterior of building.
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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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
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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