The Old Vicarage Church Hill, Lindal-in-Furness, Cumbria LA12 0LT Data via plota.co.uk

Approved B28/2026/0112
Appeal
Dismissed · 16 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005803 ↗
Date received
26 Mar 2026
Date validated
26 Mar 2026
Decision date
21 May 2026
Postcode
LA12 0LT

Description

Application for work to trees subject of Tree Preservation Order 1982 No.4 - T5 Sycamore - Reduce up to 30% Data via plota.co.uk

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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 23 days slower than Westmorland and Furness's median of 33 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
233decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Lindal in Furness built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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 £154,000 in November 1998. Detached house, freehold.

27 November 1998£154,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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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
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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.