Planning application
4 Main Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7PN
Works: New dwelling Windows or glazing Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
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 the change of use from offices (Use Class E(g)(i) to 8no apartments (Use Class C3). Windows that are currently boarded up will be opened up to serve the apartments.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0428/PACOU
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0428/PACOU
- Type
- Prior Approval - Change of Use
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required & Approved
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kent Estuary
- Parish
- Milnthorpe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA7 7PN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westmorland and Furness register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0786/FPA Granted
4 Main Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7PN
Replace windows and doors, reinstate windows and replace louvre vents (Part retrospective)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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5 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required & Approved
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Westmorland and Furness granted permission on 6 July 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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4 Main Street MILNTHORPE LA7 7PN
Replace windows and doors, reinstate windows and replace louvre vents (Part retrospective)
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Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 15 docs -
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Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use from offices (Use Class E(g)(i) to 8no apartments (Use Class C3). Windows that are currently boarded up will be opened up to serve the apartments.
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Replacement and renovation of existing windows
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