Planning application
Former Palace Fitness Palace Building Main Street GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6AB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from a Gym (Use Class E(d)) to one self-contained flat (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference 2026/1555/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1555/FPA
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Officer Consideration
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Grange and Cartmel
- Parish
- Grange-over-Sands
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA11 6AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Lake District National Park
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5 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Aug 2026
Status changed to Consultation Started
Previously Valid.
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11 Sep 2026
Status changed to Officer Consideration
Previously Consultation Started.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Lake District National Park took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Lake District National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lake District National Park decided full applications in a median of 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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