Alder House (previously Moorland Stores) School Road KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7TF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of an existing commercial premises (Use Class E(a)) to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), and the change of use and conversion of a former ancillary garage/storage building to form a self-contained one-bedroom bungalow (Use Class C3), including associated external alterations, provision of parking, access and amenity space Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Site constraints 6
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
- LA17 7TF
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Ward
- High Furness
- Parish
- Kirkby Ireleth
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- DJ Building Design
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 15 days faster than Westmorland and Furness's median of 66 for changes of use. Refused, as 21% of changes of use here are.
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
- 30 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 28 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 7 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Aug 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%).
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Alder House (previously Moorland Stores) School Road KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7TF
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