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Faraday House Royal Arcade Market Street Kirkby Stephen CA17 4QN

Awaiting decision Westmorland and Furness 2026/0778/FPA Full Application

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Proposal

Change of use of first floor accommodation from commercial (class E) to residential (class C3).

As published by the council, reference 2026/0778/FPA

Application record

Reference
2026/0778/FPA
Type
Full Application
Status
Officer Consideration
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay
Parish
Kirkby Stephen
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CA17 4QN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Apr 2026

    Received by Westmorland and Furness

  2. 14 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Westmorland and Furness took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Westmorland and Furness for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westmorland and Furness decided full applications in a median of 98 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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