Braithwaite Hall Ivegill CARLISLE CA4 0NN Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1559/PAPP - Prior Approval Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 6, class A, for an agricultural shed over a muck midden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Public footpath about 29 m away; Special area of conservation about 446 m away: Cumbrian Marsh Fritillary Site; SSSI about 446 m away: Middlesceugh Woods and Pastures SSSI; Priority habitat about 22 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
Prior Approval
Postcode
CA4 0NN
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Hesket and Lazonby
Parish
Skelton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bruce Murray Land Agency

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. Approved, as 90% of agricultural works here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
123decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Aug 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