Planning application
Kendal Leisure Centre Burton Road KENDAL LA9 7HX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J for the installation of 196 photovoltaic panels on the north part of the main leisure centre roof, 215 panels on the south part of the roof and 20 panels on the lower plant room roof to the east
As published by the council, reference 2026/1183/PASOLAR
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1183/PASOLAR
- Type
- Prior Approval - Solar Equipment
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Kendal Highgate
- Parish
- Kendal
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA9 7HX
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.
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2026/1181/FPA Awaiting decision
Kendal Leisure Centre Burton Road KENDAL LA9 7HX
Installation of six air-source heat pumps, together with the erection of a building to house associated M&E plant and a new electricity sub-station. New air-handling unit installed on the main leisure centre roof
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Lake District National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lake District National Park granted permission on 4 August 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
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Kendal Leisure Centre Burton Road KENDAL LA9 7HX
92% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep
Installation of six air-source heat pumps, together with the erection of a building to house associated M&E plant and a new electricity sub-station. New air-handling unit installed on the main leisure centre roof
Awaiting decision Full applications 19 docs -
Kendal Leisure Centre Burton Road KENDAL LA9 7HX
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J for the installation of 196 photovoltaic panels on the north part of the main leisure centre roof, 215 panels on the south part of the roof and 20 panels on the lower plant room roof to the east
Granted Prior approval 6 docs -
Kendal Leisure Centre Burton Road KENDAL LA9 7HX
90% historically approved · decision due ~18 Sep
Installation of six air-source heat pumps, together with the erection of a building to house associated M&E plant and a new electricity sub-station. New air-handling unit installed on the main leisure centre roof
Awaiting decision Full applications 19 docs -
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