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Unit 1 Offices 141 Highgate KENDAL LA9 4EN

Granted Westmorland and Furness 2025/2443/PACOU Prior Approval - Change of Use

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

Proposal

Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA, for change of use of the ground floor and lower ground floor from (Use Class E) to one dwellinghouse (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 2025/2443/PACOU

Application record

Reference
2025/2443/PACOU
Type
Prior Approval - Change of Use
Status
Determined
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Decided
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Kendal Highgate
Parish
Kendal
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
LA9 4EN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Dec 2025

    Received by Westmorland and Furness

  2. 10 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Westmorland and Furness granted permission on 10 February 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.

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