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4 Thornleigh Drive Burton-in-Kendal CARNFORTH LA6 1NQ

2026/0541/HOUHouseholderRefused

Refused on 22 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed front and rear extensions including at first floor level with raised roof and detached double garage.

Received
12 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Ward
Burton and Holme
  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated30 Mar
  3. Consult.1 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 4 Thornleigh Drive Burton-in-Kendal CARNFORTH LA6 1NQ. Westmorland and Furness has handled 6,152 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Westmorland and Furness's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Burton and Holme. We hold 2,146 applications in total for the LA6 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Westmorland and Furness were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed extensions would result in a disproportionately large dwelling that would appear a discordant feature in the street scene due its scale, height and massing alongside the neighbouring single-storey dwellings along Thornfield Drive. The scale, design and materials of the front gable extension would be a particularly discordant and harmful feature visually. The proposal therefore fails to accord with Policies CS1.1 and CS8.2 of the South Lakeland Core Strategy
  2. The proposed extensions, due to the height and proximity to the neighbouring dwelling to the west, would result in unacceptable overbearance of the neighbouring dwelling. Additionally, due to the closer proximity of the windows at first-floor level on the North West facing side elevation, the proposal would result in an unacceptable increase in overlooking towards neighbours. The proposal therefore fails to accord with Policies CS1.1 of the South Lakeland Core Strategy; Polices South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DQ westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk DM1 and DM2 of the Development Management Policies Development Plan Document; and the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. The proposed detached garage is considered poorly designed due to its position alongside the front boundary. The outbuilding would be visually intrusive and would cause harm to the characteristically open street scene. The proposal fails to accord with Policies CS1.1 and CS8.2 of the South Lakeland Core Strategy; Polices DM1 and DM2 of the Development Management Policies Development Plan Document; and the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
LA6 1NQ
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Burton-in-Kendal

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 March 2026
Consultation expiry
1 May 2026
Consultation start
9 April 2026
Consultation end
1 May 2026
Application expires
25 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
43a Main Road Nether Kellet CARNFORTH LA6 1EP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
10 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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  2. 2026
    12 Mar

    Proposed front and rear extensions including at first floor level with raised roof and detached double garage.

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