Planning application
2026/0428/PACOU
4 Main Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7PN
Proposal
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use from offices (Use Class E(g)(i) to 8no apartments (Use Class C3). Windows that are currently boarded up will be opened up to serve the apartments.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0428/PACOU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Lake District National Park
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5 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required & Approved
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
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 prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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2026/0786/FPA Granted
4 Main Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7PN
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2026/0786/FPA Granted
4 Main Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7PN
Replace windows and doors, reinstate windows and replace louvre vents (Part retrospective)
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2026/0428/PACOU Granted
4 Main Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7PN
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use from offices (Use Class E(g)(i) to 8no apartments (Use Class C3). Windows that are currently boarded up will be opened up to serve the apartments.
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2026/1118/FPA Decided
17 Main Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7PP
Replacement and renovation of existing windows
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2026/1118/FPA Decided
17 Main Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7PP
Replacement and renovation of existing windows
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2026/1319/PACOU Decided
4-6 Park Road MILNTHORPE LA7 7AB
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 3, class MA, for change of use of an existing commercial property (Use Class E) to 1no. 2 bed, 2no. 1 bed apartments and 1no. 1 bed dwelling (Use Class C3)
Other prior approval applications
In Lake District National Park
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2026/1497/PAPP Decided
Riddings Farm Lowick Green Ulverston LA12 8EA
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 6, class A, for the construction of a bale pad to a larger area with better access for farm traffic away from any water courses.
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2026/1493/PAPP Decided
Askrigg Hall Skelton PENRITH CA11 9SU
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 6, class A for agricultural storage building for machinery.
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2026/1141/PAPP Withdrawn
Hidden House Lowick Green ULVERSTON LA12 8ES
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 6, class A for a proposed general purpose portal steel framed storage building for farm equipment and hay
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2026/1290/PAPP Granted
Agricultural building opposite Poppy Farm Selside KENDAL LA8 9ED
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 6, class A, for the proposed extension to an agricultural building to store agricultural machinery
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2026/0764/PACOU Refused
9 Kirkland KENDAL LA9 5AF
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use from self-contained ground floor retail unit (Use Class E) to self-contained, one bedroom, ground floor flat (Use Class C3).