Planning application
122A Highgate Kendal LA9 4HE
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 offices (Use Class E) to four dwellinghouses (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 2026/0707/PACOU
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0707/PACOU
- Type
- Prior Approval - Change of Use
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required & Approved
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Kendal Highgate
- Parish
- Kendal
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA9 4HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westmorland and Furness register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/0922/FPA Decided
122A Highgate KENDAL LA9 4HE
Creation of a new door opening on north elevation. Conversion of existing door opening on south elevation to window opening, with the lower portion of the opening infilled using stone reclaimed from the formation of the new door opening on the north elevation. Replacing all existing timber windows with heritage Roseview Ultimate Rose uPVC vertical sliding sash windows
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 2026
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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9 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jun 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
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Westmorland and Furness granted permission on 2 June 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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