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Alder House (previously Moorland Stores) School Road KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7TF

2026/1162/FPAFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 19 August 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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

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

Received
5 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Ward
High Furness
  1. Received5 Jun
  2. Validated29 Jun
  3. Consult.21 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Aug

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Alder House (previously Moorland Stores) School Road KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS LA17 7TF. Westmorland and Furness has handled 6,152 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 3 weeks longer than Westmorland and Furness's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across High Furness. We hold 215 applications in total for the LA17 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 development fails to provide sufficient parking and bicycle storage space for existing and proposed occupiers of the wider site, the proximity of the bungalow parking spaces to the site access is considered dangerous due to potential clashes between different users and the lack of visibility, and the proposal fails to demonstrate that a double-width access with acceptable levels of visibility can be provided, which could result in a severe impact on highways safety. The lack of space within the site to provide sufficient parking and turning space and space for a double-width access with sufficient visibility demonstrates that the proposal represents overdevelopment of the site. Therefore, the proposed development is considered contrary to Policies CS1.1 and CS10.2 of the South Lakeland Core South Lakeland House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4DQ westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk Strategy; Policies DM1 and DM2 of the Development Management Policies Development Plan Document; and the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed apartment to the front of the site would have no relief from the adjacent pavement and would be heavily impacted by noise and car headlights from the adjacent roads, and the private amenity space of the bungalow would be significantly overlooked by the rear window of the existing first-floor apartment, which would result in a poor levels of amenity for the occupiers of the two proposed residential units. Additionally, the application fails to demonstrate that sufficient space would be provided for bicycle storage, refuse and recycling, and clothes drying for the occupiers of the proposed apartment and the existing apartments. Therefore, the proposal fails to provide a high standard of amenity for existing and future occupiers, and fails to accord with Policies CS1.1 and CS8.10 of the South Lakeland Core Strategy, Policies 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
LA17 7TF
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kirkby Ireleth

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 June 2026
Consultation expiry
21 July 2026
Consultation start
30 June 2026
Consultation end
21 July 2026
Application expires
24 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
10 Violet Croft Tipton DY4 0DB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
13

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.

Source: Westmorland and Furness

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