Former Palace Fitness Palace Building Main Street GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6AB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1555/FPA - Full Application Officer Consideration
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from a Gym (Use Class E(d)) to one self-contained flat (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Validated
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 17 Oct 2026, from Westmorland and Furness's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 4 Sept 2026.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design & access statement (Including Heritage Statement) Design & Access Statement · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Existing and Proposed Floor Plan ML/BB/6503 - · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan Document · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form No Personal Data Document · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Grange over Sands Town Council - Grange over Sands Town Council Consultation Response · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Conservation Officer (Kendal) - W&F Council Consultation Response · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grange over Sands 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 ↗
Special protection area about 124 m away: Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Clock Tower, Grade II, about 38 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
SSSI about 126 m away: Morecambe Bay 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.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; Inside the Grange-over-Sands 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
Full Application
Postcode
LA11 6AB
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Grange and Cartmel
Parish
Grange-over-Sands
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
ML Planning Consultancy Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 65 of the 56-day target. Westmorland and Furness usually decides changes of use by day 66.

Day 651 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
41%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
71decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Grange Cottage Retirement Home Albert Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7EZ
Rear laundry room extension, replacement & reconfiguration of rear fire escape & rear bay…
2025/1375/FPA
2025 Approved
Grange Cottage Retirement Home Albert Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7EZ
Rear laundry room extension, replacement & reconfiguration of rear fire escape & rear bay…
2025/1375/FPA
2025 Approved
Grange Cottage Residential Care Home Albert Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7EZ
T1 - Cherry - Reduce in height to about 1 metre lower than the telephone line (there is a…
2025/1451/TCA
2025 Approved
Grange Cottage Residential Care Home Albert Road GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7EZ
T1 - Cherry - Reduce in height to about 1 metre lower than the telephone line (there is a…
2025/1451/TCA
2025 Approved
Fernleigh Lowther Gardens GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7EX
Tree 1 - Yew - Crown raise up to 3m. Reduction away from road. Clear ground telephone lin…
2025/0405/TCA
2025 Approved
Fernleigh Lowther Gardens GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 7EX
Tree 1 - Yew - Crown raise up to 3m. Reduction away from road. Clear ground telephone lin…
2025/0405/TCA
2024 Approved
Victoria Mount Church Hill GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6BD
Erection of 5.5m x 4.5m x 2.9m high 'Vue Grande' glass veranda, over existing terrace are…
2024/2183/FPA
2024 Approved
Victoria Mount Church Hill GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6BD
Erection of 5.5m x 4.5m x 2.9m high 'Vue Grande' glass veranda, over existing terrace are…
2024/2183/FPA
2024 Approved
18 Crown Hill Main Street GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6AB
Replacement double glazed uPVC black timber look windows
2024/1348/FPA
2024 Approved
18 Crown Hill Main Street GRANGE-OVER-SANDS LA11 6AB
Replacement double glazed uPVC black timber look windows
2024/1348/FPA
2022 Approved
Sea View, 2 Church Hill, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BD
Fell -1 Laburnum. Fell - 1 Cypress. Reduce 1 -Spruce
TR/2022/0029
2022 Approved
Sea View, 2 Church Hill, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BD
Fell -1 Laburnum. Fell - 1 Cypress. Reduce 1 -Spruce
TR/2022/0029
2021 Approved
Silver Holme, Albert Road, GRANGEOVER-SANDS, LA11 7EZ
Single storey front extension and side porch/store.
SL/2021/0270
2021 Approved
Silver Holme, Albert Road, GRANGEOVER-SANDS, LA11 7EZ
Single storey front extension and side porch/store.
SL/2021/0270
2020 Approved
Victoria Mount, Church Hill, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BD
Demolition of a car port and derelict garage, widening of entrance gateway, increasing th…
SL/2020/0341
2020 Approved
Victoria Mount, Church Hill, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6BD
Demolition of a car port and derelict garage, widening of entrance gateway, increasing th…
SL/2020/0341
2019 Approved
Beech House, Main Street, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6AB
Alterations to kiosk, use of shop as coffee shop and installation of advertisement canopy
SL/2019/0585
2019 Approved
Beech House, Main Street, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6AB
Installation of advertisement canopy
SL/2019/0586
2019 Approved
Beech House, Main Street, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, LA11 6AB
Alterations to kiosk, use of shop as coffee shop and installation of advertisement canopy
SL/2019/0585
2019 Approved
Beech House, Main Street, GRANGE over SANDS, LA11 6AB
Installation of advertisement canopy
SL/2019/0586
2016 Refused
National Westminster Bank Plc Nat West Bank Chambers, Main Street, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 6DS
Installation of an illuminated A.T.M. surround.
SL/2016/0525
2016 Approved
1 Church Buildings, Main Street, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 6BA
Illuminated fascia sign.
SL/2016/0076
2016 Approved
1 Church Buildings, Main Street, GRANGE OVER SANDS, LA11 6BA
Illuminated fascia sign.
SL/2016/0076
2016 Approved
Fernleigh, Lowther Gardens, Grange Over Sands, LA11 7EX
T1 - Leylandii - reduce by 2 metres T2 - Leylandii - fell T3 - Yew - reduce by 2 metres
TR/2016/0014
2016 Approved
Fernleigh, Lowther Gardens, Grange Over Sands, LA11 7EX
T1 - Leylandii - reduce by 2 metres T2 - Leylandii - fell T3 - Yew - reduce by 2 metres
TR/2016/0014
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings