Applications and Decisions

Planning decisions for Hesket Parish are taken by Eden District Council. Under The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, Parish Councils are statutory consultees with regards to planning applications within their Parish. Following recent changes to Eden District Council’s Planning Code of Conduct, only those comments concerning Material Planning Considerations will be taken into account before decisions are reached. For a detailed list of Material Planning Considerations, please follow this link – Material Planning Considerations.

Eden District Council officially adopted the Eden Local Plan 2014 – 2032 on October 11th, 2018. The Eden Local Plan sets planning policies for the District against which planning applications will be assessed as well as allocating land for various uses, including housing developments across the District. For a copy of the plan please follow this link – Eden Local Plan. Policy maps can be accessed here – Eden Local Plan Policy Maps. Following the 2019 local election, the new Eden District Council administration have committed to reviewing the Local Plan by 2023 as part of their approved Council Plan, details of which can be found on their website here – Eden Council Plan.

As the planning authority, Eden District Council has a duty to investigate reported breaches of planning regulation. Details of their Local Enforcement Plan can be found here – Eden Local Enforcement Plan. If you wish to report a possible breach of planning control, this can be done online using this report form, by email at planning.services@eden.gov.uk or in writing to Planning Services, Eden District Council, Mansion House, Friargate, Penrith, CA11 7YG.

Details of past and present planning applications are available at Eden District Council’s website here – Planning Register.

Planning Applications

Below is a list of planning applications affecting the Parish currently open to comment. Full details and supporting documents for applications can be found by clicking on the linked planning numbers in the table.

Planning NumberBrief DescriptionClosing date for Comment

All comments can be passed to the Parish Clerk using the contact form on this site or by email at clerk@hesket.org.uk.

Recent Planning Decisions

Below is a list of the most recent planning decisions affecting the Parish. Decision notices can be viewed by clicking the linked planning numbers in the table. For a full list of all planning decisions affecting the Parish from April 2019 - March 2020, please click here - Hesket Parish Planning 2019-2020.

Planning NumberBrief DescriptionDecision
21/0048Holmelands, Thiefside, Calthwaite, CA11 9RN. Demolition of Existing Lean to Building and Erection of New Building on the same siteGRANTED - subject to conditions
21/0028Valdene, Plumpton, CA11 9PA. Extension of existing garage to provide domestic workshop and storage area.GRANTED - subject to conditions
21/0026Brackenburgh Cottage, Calthwaite, CA11 9PL. Installation of new treatment plant to service 1 - 5 Brackenburgh Cottages.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0927Woodend, Southwaite, CA4 0LB. Proposed single storey extensionGRANTED - subject to conditions
20/1004Hay Close, Calthwaite, CA11 9PX. Retrospective erection of a roof over existing handling facilities/holding pen.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/08833 Stockmans Cottage, Calthwaite, CA11 9RN. Single storey side/rear extensions and addition of new front porch.GRANTED - subject to conditions
19/0920Land at Old Town, High Hesket, CA4 0BW. Outline application for residential development with all matters reserved.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0924Land to the North West of Calthwaite, Sceughdykes, Calthwaite, CA11 9QX. Outline application for an agricultural workers dwelling, with all matters reserved.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0027Land south of Low Hesket Village Hall, Low Hesket. Outline planning permission for the erection of up to 13 dwellings with all matters reserved.REFUSED
20/0548Land West of Gillians Well. Calthwaite. Reserved Matters application for access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, attached to approval 16/0968 GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0862Eden Lodge, Armathwaite, Carlisle, CA4 9SL. Timber garden building.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0919Ghyllcroft, Low Braithwaite, Ivegill, CA4 0NG. Side and rear extension providing additional living accommodation.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/08734 The Meadows, Southwaite, CA4 0JX. Extension of existing garage to form two storey living accommodation.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0673Intack Farm. Southwaite Carlisle. Erection of a free range egg laying unit with associated infrastructure GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0217West Brownrigg Farm, Plumpton, CA11 9PF. Creation of a new access to farmstead and improvement of existing field access.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0522Colt Close Farm, Southwaite. Alterations to the structure and curtilage of the agricultural barn to facilitate the conversion to a flexible business use.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0521Colt Close Farm, Southwaite, Conversion of existing agricultural building to three business units.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0715Low Street Cottage, Plumpton, CA11 0JD. Proposed agricultural building.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0682Southwaite Hill Cottage, Southwaite, CA4 0EW.Listed Building Consent for the erection of two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension, replacement porch and erection of detached garage.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0681Southwaite Hill Cottage, Southwaite, CA4 0EW. Erection of two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension, replacement porch and erection of detached garage.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0746Colonsay House, Ivegill. Extension to existing dwelling to provide accessible living and bedrooms facilities at ground floor level. Relocated main entrance and driveway alterations.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/07341 Wayside Terrace, Calthwaite, CA11 9QL. Listed Building Consent for replacement windows and doors.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/06333 Stockmans Cottage, Calthwaite, CA11 9RN. Single storey side/rear extensions and addition of new front porch.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0538Land west of Gillians Well, Calthwaite. Variation of condition 4 (plans compliance) to remove reference to
indicative site sketch plan SK-100 Rev B, attached to approval 16/0968.
GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0643Petteril Side Farm, Southwaite, CA4 0JJ. Proposed alteration of an existing road for agricultural use.APPROVED
20/0551Plot 33 Coopers Close, High Hesket. Revised bungalow design for Plot 33 of residential development.GRANTED - subject to condition
20/0585Plot 31, Coopers Close, High Hesket. Non-material amendment to simplify roof layout and use of natural sandstone in place of facing brick to Plot 31, attached to planning approval 16/0652.APPROVED
20/0527Armathwaite Mill. Armathwaite. Carlisle - Erection of a geodesic dome as a greenhouse GRANTED - subject to condition
3/20/9003Land to the north of Melguards Farm, on the road between Southwaite services on M6 and railway line, Southwaite, CA4 0LE. Improvements to an exiting wastewater treatment works.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0516Discharge of condition 3 (on-site evidence of visibility splays and
removal of vegetation) attached to approval 20/0248.
APPROVED
20/0340Blacksykes, Calthwaite, CA11 9PP. Proposed demolition of existing, dilapidated storage unit and construction of a new commercial storage shed within the existing yard. Reduction in size of the existing hardstanding yard to reinstate lawns and garden area to the West side.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0366Monkcastle Farm, Southwaite, CA4 0PZ. Proposed new pig finishing house on existing piggery.GRANTED - subject to conditions
20/0327Beck House, Southwaite, CA4 0PY. Proposed roof over existing midden.GRANTED - subject to conditiond
20/0329Land NW of Calthwaite, CA11 9QX. Erection of multi purpose agricutural building.GRANTED - subject to conditions