Planning application
Unit 1 Offices 141 Highgate KENDAL LA9 4EN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA, for change of use of the ground floor and lower ground floor from (Use Class E) to one dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 2025/2443/PACOU
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2443/PACOU
- Type
- Prior Approval - Change of Use
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 10 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Kendal Highgate
- Parish
- Kendal
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA9 4EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Lake District National Park
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10 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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9 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lake District National Park granted permission on 10 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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