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9 Kirkland KENDAL LA9 5AF

Refused Lake District National Park 2026/0764/PACOU Prior Approval - Change of Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

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

Application record

Reference
2026/0764/PACOU
Type
Prior Approval - Change of Use
Status
Determined
Decision
Refused
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Decided
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Kendal Highgate
Parish
Kendal
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
LA9 5AF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Apr 2026

    Received by Lake District National Park

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Lake District National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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