W M Morrison Queen Katherines Avenue Kendal LA9 6DU Data via plota.co.uk
2026/1700/PASOLAR - Prior Approval - Solar Equipment
Approved
Proposal
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J for the installation of 297.5kw solar PV roof mounted system Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026
Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 5
Special area of conservation about 81 m away: River Kent
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 81 m away: River Kent and Tributaries SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Kendal built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Application type
- Prior Approval - Solar Equipment
- Postcode
- LA9 6DU
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Kendal Nether
- Parish
- Kendal
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision date
- 1 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ashcroft Electrical Services
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, 25 days slower than Westmorland and Furness's median of 10 for prior approvals. Approved, as 96% of prior approvals here are.
This one35d
Council10d
UK33d
93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
366decided in the last year
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 8 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 1 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 10 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
37 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Approved
Works to car park including the installation of 3 EV charging points, 6 EV charging bays…
2024
Approved
Works to car park including the installation of 3 EV charging points, 6 EV charging bays…
2022
Approved
Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission SL/2021…
2022
Approved
Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planning permission SL/2021…
2021
Approved
Installation of various illuminate & non-illuminated signs in association with proposed e…
2021
Approved
Installation of various illuminate & non-illuminated signs in association with proposed e…
2021
Approved
Erection of a single storey drive-thru coffee facility with associated adverts
2021
Approved
Erection of a single storey drive-thru coffee facility with associated adverts
2020
Approved
Prefabricated single storey unit for windscreen repair and fitting
2020
Approved
Installation of 8 non-illuminated fascia signs
2020
Approved
Prefabricated single storey unit for windscreen repair and fitting
2020
Approved
Installation of 8 non-illuminated fascia signs
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Iceland (Food warehouse) Unit 2A-3 South Lakeland Retail Park Queen Katherines Avenue Kendal LA9 6DU
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J for the installation of 64.5kwp sol…
2025
Approved
Iceland (Food warehouse) Unit 2A-3 South Lakeland Retail Park Queen Katherines Avenue Kendal LA9 6DU
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J for the installation of 64.5kwp sol…
2025
Approved
W M Morrison Petrol Filling Station Queen Katherines Avenue KENDAL LA9 6DU
Advertisement Consent for a 5m internally illuminated pole sign
2025
Approved
W M Morrison Petrol Filling Station Queen Katherines Avenue KENDAL LA9 6DU
Advertisement Consent for a 5m internally illuminated pole sign
2024
Approved
Unit 1B (Former car workshops) Queen Katherines Avenue KENDAL LA9 6DU
Change of Use of car workshops (Use class sui-generis ) to a 24 hours, seven days a week…
2024
Approved
Unit 1B (Former car workshops) Queen Katherines Avenue KENDAL LA9 6DU
Change of Use of car workshops (Use class sui-generis ) to a 24 hours, seven days a week…
2024
Approved
Unit 1A Kendal Motor Village Queen Katherines Avenue KENDAL LA9 6DU
Change of Use of car showroom (Use class sui-generis) to restaurant (Greggs Bakery) with…
2024
Approved
Unit 1A Kendal Motor Village Queen Katherines Avenue KENDAL LA9 6DU
Change of Use of car showroom (Use class sui-generis) to restaurant (Greggs Bakery) with…
2024
Approved
Unit 1A Queen Katherine's Avenue KENDAL LA9 6DU
Advertisement consent of the installation of 2 illuminated fascia signs and 2 illuminated…
2024
Approved
Unit 1A Queen Katherines Avenue KENDAL LA9 6DU
Planning Permission for new signage, shopfronts, air conditioning condenser units and ext…
2024
Approved
Unit 1A Queen Katherine's Avenue KENDAL LA9 6DU
Advertisement consent of the installation of 2 illuminated fascia signs and 2 illuminated…
2024
Approved
Unit 1A Queen Katherines Avenue KENDAL LA9 6DU
Planning Permission for new signage, shopfronts, air conditioning condenser units and ext…
2022
Approved
Unit 2 A - 3, South Lakeland Retail Park, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Alterations to position of rear fire exit door & repositioning/reduction in size of exist…
2022
Approved
Unit 2 A - 3, South Lakeland Retail Park, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Alterations to position of rear fire exit door & repositioning/reduction in size of exist…
2022
Approved
Unit 2 A - 3 South Lakeland Retail Park, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
High level sign to front elevation, replacement panels/vinyls to existing totem poles, lo…
2022
Approved
Unit 2 A - 3 South Lakeland Retail Park, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
High level sign to front elevation, replacement panels/vinyls to existing totem poles, lo…
2022
Approved
Unit 2A - 3, South Lakeland Retail Park, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
The construction of a plant cage/compound (of flow forge material) and installation of ai…
2022
Approved
Unit 2A - 3, South Lakeland Retail Park, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
The construction of a plant cage/compound (of flow forge material) and installation of ai…
2022
Approved
Unit 2a-3 South Lakeland Retail Park, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Internal and external alterations including bollards, plant and bin compound to enable oc…
2022
Approved
Unit 2a-3 South Lakeland Retail Park, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Internal and external alterations including bollards, plant and bin compound to enable oc…
2017
Approved
Morrisons Supermarkets Plc, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Installation of glazed screens / doors to existing front lobby area
2016
Approved
Kendal Motor Village, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Installation of three free-standing illiminated signs, one-free standing non illuminated…
2016
Approved
Kendal Motor Village, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Installation of three free-standing illiminated signs, one-free standing non illuminated…
2016
Approved
Pets at Home, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Installation of 3 internally illuminated fascias and 1 set of poster frames
2016
Approved
Pets at Home, Queen Katherines Avenue, KENDAL, LA9 6DU
Installation of 3 internally illuminated fascias and 1 set of poster frames
Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#233 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Westmorland and Furness is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #235 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).
Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Westmorland and Furness decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #96 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #145 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #235 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #238 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
135 decided
1,204
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026
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