Planning application
118-120 Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2010/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2010/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- 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.
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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
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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
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2025/2009/FPA Granted
118-120 Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2025
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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18 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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