Land To The Rear Of, 42-46 Milnthorpe Road, Kendal, Cumbria
Key Features
- Development site within walking distance of Kendal Town Centre
- Planning permission in place for two semi detached three bedroomed properties
- Parking and gardens
- Local occupancy conditions apply
Description
A rare opportunity to purchase a fantastic development site within easy walking distance to Kendal Town Centre, with planning permission for two semi detached three bedroomed houses with local occupancy conditions attached. The land should prove of interest to a builder, developer or speculator.
Directions
On entering Kendal from the A6 into Kendal, through the traffic lights and continue past the College. The site is approximately 50 yards past the turning to Glebe Road on the left hand side, and will be easily identified by the sale board.
Location
Located in a popular residential area to the South side of Kendal. The property is located just a few minutes walk from Abbot Hall Park, the many amenities available in the town centre and offers easy access to the mainline railway station at Oxenholme, the Lake District National Park and road links to the M6.
Outside
Access and parking
A right of access to the building site will be provided across the vendors retained land opening onto Milnthorpe Road, as shaded red on the sale plan. The vendor will also provide an additional right for vehicular parking over their retained ground, if required and subject to contract.
Services
Planning permission (Planning Application No: SL/2007/0903) was granted on 6th October 2007 and a material start was made to the development in 2010. On 6th October 2010 South Lakeland District Council confirmed that the material start had commenced in writing. A copy of this letter can be provided on request.
The planning consent is subject to local occupancy and other conditions.
The "material start" means that development commenced before the expiration of the initial three years from the date of the planning consent originally being granted.
Local Occupancy Condition -
The dwelling houses will have a local occupancy clause which states the following -
Occupation of the property is limited to those who have lived in the area for the last three years, are moving to work and live in the area, or who currently work in the area. The property cannot be used as a second home or holiday letting accommodation.
The 'area' is defined as the administrative areas of the District (SLDC), Barrow in Furness Burough Council, Shap Parish Council, Shap Rural Parish Council, Orton and Tebay Parish Council, Lancaster City Council excluding the parishes of Overton, Cockerham, Thurnham, Ellel and Over Wyresdale.
Sale Plan
The sale plan has been prepared by the Selling Agent for the convenient of the prospective purchasers. it is deemed to be correct but any error, omission or mis-statement shall not affect the sale. Purchasers must satisfy themselves as to accuracy.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
- Garden
Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Vicarage Park CofE Primary School475 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 109
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal480 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 134
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Heron Hill Primary School640 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 419
- Type
- Community school
- Ghyllside Primary School649 metresOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 424
- Type
- Academy converter
- Stramongate Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 237
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- Kirkbie Kendal School359 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,029
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Queen Katherine School1.4 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 910
- Type
- Academy converter
- Dallam School6.4 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 761
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Lakes School8.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 445
- Type
- Community school
- Settlebeck School9.1 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 203
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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