Lake District farmhouse granted consent for sensitive restoration
Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 06:57 · Archive
The Lake District National Park Authority has granted listed building consent for restoration work at High Bethecar Farm at Nibthwaite, near Ulverston. The application, submitted by Miss Lorraine Nixon, was registered on 3 September 2026 and consent was granted on 23 October 2026.
High Bethecar is a historic stone-built farmhouse with attached barns and outbuildings. Planning officers described the site as a 17th/18th-century farmstead with a high degree of surviving early fabric. A fireplace keystone is inscribed 'JCA/1756'.
The approved work includes removing gypsum plaster from internal walls and replacing it with lime plaster, lifting and relaying existing flagstones over a new limecrete floor, and installing new partitions on the first floor. Windows throughout the property will be replaced, while cement pointing will make way for traditional lime finish and limewash. Roof repairs and a replacement roof light are also planned.
Internal work includes restoring historic fireplaces, reinstating the original snug partition, and installing a farmhouse kitchen and bathroom. New services and plant are to be accommodated within existing attached stone kennels to minimise their impact on the farmhouse.
A design statement submitted with the application said the work had been 'carefully designed to secure the long-term conservation of High Bethecar Farm'. No demolition is proposed and the plans seek to retain historic fabric and make use of traditional materials and construction techniques.
How it is being reported
- Historic farm with 1756 fireplace inscription set for sensitive restorationPlans to sensitively restore a Grade II-listed Lake District farmhouse have been given the go-ahead.Whitehaven News · 27 Oct, 06:00
- Historic farm with 1756 fireplace inscription set for sensitive restorationPlans to sensitively restore a Grade II-listed Lake District farmhouse have been given the go-ahead.News & Star · 27 Oct, 06:00
- Historic farm with 1756 fireplace inscription set for sensitive restorationPlans to sensitively restore a Grade II-listed Lake District farmhouse have been given the go-ahead.Westmorland Gazette · 27 Oct, 06:00
- Historic farm with 1756 fireplace inscription set for sensitive restorationPlans to sensitively restore a Grade II-listed Lake District farmhouse have been given the go-ahead.NW Evening Mail · 27 Oct, 06:00
In this story: High Bethecar Farm · Nibthwaite · Ulverston · Lake District National Park Authority · Lorraine Nixon · Lake District
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