Planning application
9 Kirkland KENDAL LA9 5AF
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use from self-contained ground floor retail unit (Use Class E) to self-contained, one bedroom, ground floor flat (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference 2026/0764/PACOU
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0764/PACOU
- Type
- Prior Approval - Change of Use
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kendal Highgate
- Parish
- Kendal
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- LA9 5AF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Westmorland and Furness refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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