Planning application
Former Arnold Clark Vauxhall Garage Mintsfeet Road KENDAL LA9 6NN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the former Arnold Clark Motor Dealership (Use Class Sui Generis) to a mixed-use development comprising Class B2 (General Industrial), Class B8 (Storage or Distribution), and Class E(g) (Offices, research and development of products or processes, and industrial processes suitable for residential areas without detriment to amenity) together with alterations to the external appearance of the building and associated site works.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2324/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2324/FPA
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Kendal Nether
- Parish
- Kendal
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA9 6NN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by Lake District National Park
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8 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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