15 Main Street Kirkby Lonsdale Carnforth LA6 2AQ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1682/PACOU - Prior Approval - Change of Use Consultation Started

Proposal

Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G for the change of use from Use Class E to a mixed-use comprising Use Class E at ground floor level and 1 flat (Use Class C3) on the first and second floors, including installation of a door within an existing opening to separate the commercial and residential areas. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Sept 2026 and 8 Oct 2026, from recent prior approvals across the UK. Comments are open until 22 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Kirkby Lonsdale conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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
Inside the Kirkby Lonsdale built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Prior Approval - Change of Use
Postcode
LA6 2AQ
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale
Parish
Kirkby Lonsdale
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
McDonald Wilkinson Tonge

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide prior approvals by day 37.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
14,187decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in Westmorland and Furness to go on. Westmorland and Furness decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#233 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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. View full council performance
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