Units 19a and 26a Westmorland Shopping Centre Stricklandgate KENDAL LA9 4LR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use from Commercial/Business/Service (Use Class E) to State-Funded School (Use Class F1(a)) under Part 3 Class T Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026, from Westmorland and Furness's recent changes of use.
Documents 3
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 9
Show all 43 with distances
- 45 m10, Market PlaceGrade II
- 47 mGlobe InnGrade II
- 49 m4, Market PlaceGrade II
- 50 mMarket Hall and No 16Grade II
- 51 m2, Market PlaceGrade II
- 51 m18 and 20, Market PlaceGrade II
- 52 mNos 22-28 With Entrance to Yard 30Grade II
- 55 mNo. 69 and Entrance to Yard 67Grade II
- 55 m27, StricklandgateGrade II
- 61 m32, Market PlaceGrade II
- 63 mFormer Woolpack Inn, and Entrance to Yard 56Grade II
- 66 mNo. 34, MARKET PLACEGrade II
- 70 mWar MemorialGrade II
- 70 mNos 17-21 and Entrance to New ShamblesGrade II
- 73 m23 and 25, Market PlaceGrade II
- 73 m36, Market PlaceGrade II
- 78 mNumber 11 and Entrance to Yard 9Grade II
- 78 mNos 27 and 29 and Entrance to Yard 31Grade II
- 79 m90, StricklandgateGrade II
- 79 m2,4,6,8,10, New ShamblesGrade II
- 82 mCarnegie Library and Forecourt RailingsGrade II
- 85 mUnitarian Chapel and Schoolroom to North East of Number 40Grade II
- 86 mNumber 40 and Entrance to Unitarian ChapelGrade II
- 89 m35 and 37, Market PlaceGrade II
- 92 mGeorge and DragonGrade II
- 93 mStricklandgate HouseGrade II
- 93 mRear of No 19 Market Place and Nos. 3-23 InclusiveGrade II
- 98 mNos 39, 43, 45, 45a and Entrance to Yard 41Grade II*
- 99 mNo 26a and Passage on Northern SideGrade II
- 99 mShop and Adjoining Public ConvenienceGrade II*
- 103 mNo 44 Branthwaite Brow, Market PlaceGrade II
- 109 mNOS 13, 15, 17, 17A AND 19Grade II*
- 109 m28, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 110 mNos 47 and 49 Branthwaite Brow, Market PlaceGrade II
- 113 m98, StricklandgateGrade II
- 113 mNo 50 and Entrance to Yard 52Grade II
- 115 mEntrance to Yard 34Grade II
- 120 mNos 54 and 56, Branthwaite Brow, Market PlaceGrade II
- 127 m2, StramongateGrade II
- 131 mNo. 95, STRICKLANDGATEGrade II
- 139 mNo.108 and Passage Entry to No.110Grade II
- 146 m7, Finkle StreetGrade II
- 146 mThe Dun HorseGrade II
Checked on 9 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 - Change of Use
- Postcode
- LA9 4LR
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Kendal Strickland and Fell
- Parish
- Kendal
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Kendal College
- Leaseholder
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 21 of the 56-day target. Westmorland and Furness usually decides changes of use by day 66.
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
- 13 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Nov 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Dec 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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