22, Southey Street, Keswick, CA12 4EF Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/2166 - Full Planning application Application being considered

Proposal

Change of use of guesthouse to a flexible use as a) guesthouse, b) dwellinghouse, c) holiday letting accommodation, d) house in multiple occupation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
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Validated
28 Sept 2026
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Consultation
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from Lake District's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 15

Water Supply and WastePrevious planning applicationsEnforcement noticesNutrient Neutrality CatchmentKeswick
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake 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.
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 ↗
Keswick 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Keswick Town Centre. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Special area of conservation 201 m away: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 17-23, St John's Street, Grade II, 59 m away · 8 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.
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Historic England ↗
SSSI 201 m away: Buttermere SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Water Supply and WasteCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Enforcement noticesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Nutrient Neutrality CatchmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
KeswickCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Keswick built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 September 2026. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £310,000 in August 2004. Terraced house, freehold.

13 August 2004£310,000
9 April 1997£110,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning application
Postcode
CA12 4EF
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Keswick Ward
Parish
Keswick
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Lake District usually decides changes of use by day 51.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
7%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15228615
Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
8 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Oct 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.