Planning application
Former Arnold Clark Vauxhall Garage Mintsfeet Road KENDAL LA9 6NN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the former Arnold Clark Motor Dealership (Use Class Sui Generis) to a mixed-use development comprising Class B2 (General Industrial), Class B8 (Storage or Distribution), and Class E(g) (Offices, research and development of products or processes, and industrial processes suitable for residential areas without detriment to amenity) together with alterations to the external appearance of the building and associated site works.
As published by the council, reference 2025/2324/FPA
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/2324/FPA
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Approved with Conditions
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Kendal Nether
- Parish
- Kendal
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA9 6NN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westmorland and Furness register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/1489/ADV Decided
Former Arnold Clark Vauxhall Garage Mintsfeet Road KENDAL LA9 6NN
Advertisement Consent for the installation of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 internally illuminated 4.5m-high totem sign at the site entrance, and 1 non-illuminated parking information monolith sign within the customer car park
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2026/1214/FPA Decided
Former Arnold Clark Vauxhall Garage Mintsfeet Road KENDAL LA9 6NN
Change of use of part of the existing workshop building from car workshop (Use Class Sui Generis) to a mixed use development of self-storage units (Use Class B8) and general industrial (Use Class B2) and alteration to the external appearance of the building with associated site works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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8 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved with Conditions
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Westmorland and Furness granted permission on 21 May 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.
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Former Arnold Clark Vauxhall Garage Mintsfeet Road KENDAL LA9 6NN
Change of use of part of the existing workshop building from car workshop (Use Class Sui Generis) to a mixed use development of self-storage units (Use Class B8) and general industrial (Use Class B2) and alteration to the external appearance of the building with associated site works
Decided Full applications 13 docs -
Former Arnold Clark Vauxhall Garage Mintsfeet Road KENDAL LA9 6NN
Advertisement Consent for the installation of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 internally illuminated 4.5m-high totem sign at the site entrance, and 1 non-illuminated parking information monolith sign within the customer car park
Decided Advertising 3 docs -
Former Arnold Clark Vauxhall Garage Mintsfeet Road KENDAL LA9 6NN
Change of use of the former Arnold Clark Motor Dealership (Use Class Sui Generis) to a mixed-use development comprising Class B2 (General Industrial), Class B8 (Storage or Distribution), and Class E(g) (Offices, research and development of products or processes, and industrial processes suitable for residential areas without detriment to amenity) together with alterations to the external appearance of the building and associated site works.
Granted Full applications 16 docs -
Former Arnold Clark Vauxhall Garage Mintsfeet Road KENDAL LA9 6NN
Change of use of part of the existing workshop building from car workshop (Use Class Sui Generis) to a mixed use development of self-storage units (Use Class B8) and general industrial (Use Class B2) and alteration to the external appearance of the building with associated site works
Decided Full applications 12 docs -
Former Arnold Clark Vauxhall Garage Mintsfeet Road KENDAL LA9 6NN
Advertisement Consent for the installation of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 internally illuminated 4.5m-high totem sign at the site entrance, and 1 non-illuminated parking information monolith sign within the customer car park
Decided Advertising 3 docs -
Gibsons Of Kendal Unit 2 Mintsfeet Road South KENDAL LA9 6ND
Application for the approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Contamination) attached to planning permission SL/2023/0560
Granted Conditions 4 docs
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