4 Little Sandhill Kirkoswald Penrith CA10 1EL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0586/HOU - Householder Approved

Proposal

Installation of an electric vehicle chargepoint on the South West elevation of the dwelling, as part of Westmorland and Furness Council’s EV Pavement Channel Trial. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Mar 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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; Conservation area about 62 m away: Kirkoswald; Inside the Kirkoswald 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 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 £205,000 in November 2018. Semi-detached house, freehold.

5 November 2018£205,000

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

Building

Floor area119 m² (1,281 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2025, 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
Householder
Postcode
CA10 1EL
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Alston and Fellside
Parish
Kirkoswald
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Margaret Passey-Heaton

How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 14 days slower than Westmorland and Furness's median of 56 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 98% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
48decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
17 Apr 2026
Comments by
28 May 2026
Site or press notice
6 May 2026
Statutory expiry
30 May 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.