Planning application
Dodding Green Dodding Holme Mealbank KENDAL LA8 9DH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of Use of the former Presbytery and St Robert and St Alice Chapel to provide a centre for respite care, incorporating staff accommodation & religious chapel (Use Class Sui Generis) including the provision of workshops and meeting facilities within the former barn
As published by the council, reference 2025/2475/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2475/FPA
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 29 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 7 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Upper Kent
- Parish
- Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- LA8 9DH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lake District National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2025/2476/LBC Granted
Dodding Green Dodding Holme Mealbank KENDAL LA8 9DH
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations including replacing two east elevation windows with timber conservation-style casements, relocating the hallway door and adding a fire door, blocking the kitchen opening, creating en-suites to bedrooms 1–3, adding a new window and escape door to bedroom 3, and reconfiguring the first-floor shower room and en-suite to bedroom 6, with a new en-suite and wardrobe to bedroom 4.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Dec 2025
Received by Lake District National Park
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7 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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2 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
35 documents on file for this application
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Lake District National Park granted permission on 7 July 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.
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