With regards to Swinside G/LD-057, it use to be very easy to obtain permission to activate this SOTA summit. However, since what I believe was down to change of ownership, permission will now only be granted in the month of March each year (see Swinside G/LD-057 - Notices - SOTA Reflector and Sotadata3). If you email QUADTREKS@MAIL.COM, you will be added to the permission list for the following March.
Another option is to book yourself on a Quad Bike Trek, these Quad Bike Treks run for 1st March to 1st October each year. However this isn’t an option I would recommend as Quad Bike Treks are very expensive at £69 and you are only allowed 10 to 15 minutes on the summit and your are not allowed to set up any antennas during this short time period on the summit so you are restricted to hand held and rubber duck and VHF is not good on Swinside G/LD-057.
Jimmy M0HGY