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118-120 Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE

Granted Westmorland and Furness 2025/2009/FPA Full Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 2025/2009/FPA

Application record

Reference
2025/2009/FPA
Type
Full Application
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: Approved with Conditions
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Decided
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Kendal Highgate
Parish
Kendal
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
LA9 4HE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Westmorland and Furness register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 2026/0429/DISC Granted

    118-120 Highgate KENDAL LA9 4HE

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Level 1 survey) & 4 (methodology and schedule of the works) attached to planning permission 2025/2009/FPA

    Decided 17 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 2026/0379/DISC Granted

    118-120 Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE

    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

    Decided 16 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 2025/2010/LBC Granted

    118-120 Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE

    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.

    Decided 18 Dec 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Received by Westmorland and Furness

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approved with Conditions

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 2026/0429/DISC Granted

    118-120 Highgate KENDAL LA9 4HE

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Level 1 survey) & 4 (methodology and schedule of the works) attached to planning permission 2025/2009/FPA

    Decided 17 Apr 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Westmorland and Furness granted permission on 18 December 2025, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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