39 Wordsworth Street Penrith CA11 7QY Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0765/HOU - Householder Approved

Proposal

Installation of an electric vehicle chargepoint on the front external wall 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
15 Apr 2026
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Validated
21 Apr 2026
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Approved
16 Jun 2026

Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 15 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Eden 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.
Penrith New Streets 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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Penrith built-up area.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £270,000 in August 2007. Terraced house, freehold.

28 August 2007£270,000
3 May 2005£212,000

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
Householder
Postcode
CA11 7QY
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Penrith North
Parish
Penrith
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
16 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Fiona Reed

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. 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
1 May 2026
Comments by
9 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
18 May 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jun 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.