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122A Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE

Granted Lake District National Park 2026/0707/PACOU Prior Approval - Change of Use

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 offices (Use Class E) to four dwellinghouses (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 2026/0707/PACOU

Application record

Reference
2026/0707/PACOU
Type
Prior Approval - Change of Use
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Required & Approved
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Decided
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Kendal Highgate
Parish
Kendal
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
LA9 4HE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lake District National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/0922/FPA Decided

    122A Highgate KENDAL LA9 4HE

    Creation of a new door opening on north elevation. Conversion of existing door opening on south elevation to window opening, with the lower portion of the opening infilled using stone reclaimed from the formation of the new door opening on the north elevation. Replacing all existing timber windows with heritage Roseview Ultimate Rose uPVC vertical sliding sash windows

    Submitted 5 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Lake District National Park

  2. 9 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required & Approved

  4. 27 Jul 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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What this grant of permission means

Lake District National Park granted permission on 2 June 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 118-120 Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE

    2025/2009/FPA Submitted 16 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use of existing hostel (Use Class Sui Generis) to a large house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Use Class Sui Generis) primarily to provide staff accommodation for the applicant’s employees.

    Granted Full applications 14 docs

  • 118-120 Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE

    2025/2010/LBC Submitted 16 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for the installation of partition walls to subdivide two existing spaces in the building to facilitate the change of use of existing hostel (Use Class Sui Generis) to a large house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Use Class Sui Generis) primarily to provide staff accommodation for the applicant’s employees.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs

  • 118-120 Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE

    2026/0379/DISC Submitted 17 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Level 1 survey) & 4 (methodology and schedule of the works) attached to Listed Building Consent 2025/2010/LBC

    Granted Conditions 8 docs

  • 122A Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE

    2026/0707/PACOU Submitted 2 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA, for change of use of offices (Use Class E) to four dwellinghouses (Use Class C3).

    Granted Prior approval 16 docs
    Several homes

  • 118-120 Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE

    2026/0379/DISC Submitted 17 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Level 1 survey) & 4 (methodology and schedule of the works) attached to Listed Building Consent 2025/2010/LBC

    Granted Conditions 8 docs

  • 118-120 Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE

    2025/2009/FPA Submitted 16 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use of existing hostel (Use Class Sui Generis) to a large house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Use Class Sui Generis) primarily to provide staff accommodation for the applicant’s employees.

    Granted Full applications 14 docs

In Lake District National Park

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    Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 3, class Q, for the conversion of an agricultural Dutch barn to a residential dwelling.

    Received 6 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 2026/1594/PAPP Granted

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    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 2026/1571/PAPP Decided

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    Received 7 Aug, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • 2026/1717/PAPP Decided

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    Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A for the extension of an existing agricultural building to store agricultural machinery

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 2026/1732/PAPP Decided

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    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 11 Sep 2026 Prior approval