Knott End, Birkby, Ravenglass, CA18 1RT Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/4014 - CLPUD - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development Refused

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
20 Mar 2026
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Validated
31 Mar 2026
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Consultation
27 Apr 2026
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Refused
28 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Jul 2026

Site constraints 13

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsEnforcement noticesPlanning enquiryMineral Safeguarding Arean/a (policies not applicable e.g. LDC application)
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 ↗
Habitat network: Traditional orchards
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 122 m away: Cropple How Mire 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
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Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Enforcement noticesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Planning enquiryCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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n/a (policies not applicable e.g. LDC application)Council record
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Also on the record
Priority habitat 3 m away: Traditional orchard; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 1

Last sold for £1,900,000 in June 2008. Detached house, freehold.

23 June 2008£1,900,000

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

Building

Floor area620 m² (6,674 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 12 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, wood logs, Boiler and radiators, LPG
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
CLPUD - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development
Postcode
CA18 1RT
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Millom Without Ward
Parish
Muncaster
Case officer
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Target decision
14 May 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Refused
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
McDonald Wilkinson Tonge

How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, 6 days slower than Lake District's median of 52 for lawful development certificates. Refused, as 22% of lawful development certificates here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
70decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Lake District in the last twelve months, from validation. Lake District decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14791744
Site or press notice
27 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Jun 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.