Planning application
2026/0764/PACOU
9 Kirkland KENDAL LA9 5AF
Proposal
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).
As published by the council, reference 2026/0764/PACOU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Lake District National Park
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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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2026/0764/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).
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2026/0920/FPA Refused
29 Kirkland KENDAL LA9 5AF
Change of use from office (Use Class E(c)(ii)) to a single groundfloor apartment (Use Class C3)
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2025/2255/TCA Granted
Kendal Parish Church Kirkland KENDAL LA9 5AF
London Plane Tree - Crown raise over the car park up to between 4 metres to 5 metres (removal of a thicker lower limb toward the car park) Holly Tree - Dead wood - reduce up to 1.5 metres.
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2026/0920/FPA Refused
29 Kirkland KENDAL LA9 5AF
Change of use from office (Use Class E(c)(ii)) to a single groundfloor apartment (Use Class C3)
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2025/2048/FPA Decided
The Flat 29 Kirkland Kendal LA9 5AF
Replacement of four single-glazed steel windows with new double-glazed polyester powder-coated aluminium windows.
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2024/0940/FPA Granted
3 Low Kirkbarrow Lane Kendal Cumbria LA9 5DG
Replacement of all exiting wooden doors and windows with UPVC windows and composite doors
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