Living In the National Park

Contact details and advice surgeries

Farming in the Lake District National Park

Ask us

Planning enquiries

A Duty Planner is available 9.30 - 12.30pm Monday to Friday. Call 01539 724555 or in person at our head office in Kendal. This is a first come first served basis and no appointment is necessary.

Please check in advance if you wish to contact a specific member of staff.

Advice surgeries

Our free planning surgeries allow you to get detailed planning information from a qualified planner. Surgeries are run on a ‘first come, first served basis’, with no appointment necessary. Please check in advance if you wish to see a specific member of staff.

Bowness Information Centre between 11 am and 12.30 pm on:

  • 8 and 22 October
  • 5 and 19 November
  • 3 and 17 December

Gosforth Public Hall between 12 noon and 1.30 pm:

  • 23 October
  • 20 November
  • 18 December

Keswick at Moot Hall, Keswick Town Council Chamber or Keswick Registrars Office between 11 am and 12.30 pm every Wednesday on:

  • 1 October at Registrars Office, and 8, 15, 22 and 29 October at Council Chamber
  • 5, 12, 19 and 26 November - venues to be confirmed
  • 3, 10, 17 and 24 December - venues to be confimed

Ullswater Information Centre, Glenridding, between 11 am and 12.30 pm on:

  • 8 and 22 October
  • 5 and 19 November
  • 3 and 17 December

Where to send your application

Please send completed forms, together with fees, certificates and any additional information to the:

Development Control Administration Team
Lake District National Park Authority
Murley Moss
Oxenholme Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 7RL