Garner Planning has secured planning and listed building consent to refurbish the Morecambe Hotel and provide new letting rooms at first and second floor level. Works have now commenced on this key building in Morecambe Conservation Area with the intention of re-opening the business in early Summer 2014  

Garner Planning has secured planning permission for a new detached dwelling in the heart of the village. The planning authority agreed that despite the Amenity Space designation that the location of the proposed dwelling, beyond a screen of mature trees, meant the proposal was acceptable in landscape terms.

Garner Planning has secured planning permission for an agricultural worker’s dwelling near Hawkshead in the Lake District National Park. It was agreed with the planning authority that the farm was financially viable and there was a need for 2 full-time agricultural workers. How an additional worker was to be housed was not agreed and formed the basis … Read more →

New regulations come into force on 6th April 2014 enabling the change of use of agricultural buildings to up to three dwellinghouses. The regulations are quite complex and you should seek advice in the first instance to determine whether or not your proposals can progress without formal planning permission.

Members of the Planning Committee resolved that the proposed development of one dwelling on the edge of Kendal would be acceptable in the context of an  application that was already the subject of an appeal on non-determination. The planning authority subsequently granted planning permission for one dwelling on a subsequent application allowing the appeal to be withdrawn. … Read more →

Garner Planning Associates has secured planning permission for another two dwellings in the hamlet of High Biggins, following on from a planning permission secured for two large plots in 2013. The 2013 consent has been implemented with one of the houses currently being advertised with offers over £750,000.

Planning permission has been granted for a new dwelling in the rear garden of an existing property in the hamlet of Slackhead, near Beetham. The site has a previous application history with Garner Planning Associates securing consent following an appeal in 2011. The new consent, granted in January 2014, is outline with all matters reserved, allowing residents of … Read more →

Planning permission has been secured for two dwellings overlooking the Heversham Bowling Club and the Lake District Fells beyond. The planning authority, had previously considered any development would be an exception to policy therefore requiring an element of affordable housing. In the context of the planning application, the authority agreed with Garner Planning Associates that … Read more →

Following a refusal of planning permission in June 2012 for the conversion of a barn to three dwellings at Lambrigg because the location was considered to be remote and unsustainable, Garner Planning Associates secured planning permission in January 2014 for a conversion to one dwelling. A refusal of planning permission for such developments in the past … Read more →

Garner Planning Associates acted for the owners of the former Marchon Chemical Works in Whitehaven in securing a planning permission for a biomass plantation and public amenity works. The development will secure significant environmental improvements and public access to the coast.