2025
1 Church Villas Promenade Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 3BN
Double storey side extension to provide ground floor office/study and kitchen with two fi…
58 - 60 Dominion Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 3BW Data via plota.co.uk
Approved
B20/2026/0042
Description
Change of use of existing commercial property (Use Class E) to single 3 bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) with internal and external alterations to include extension of pitched roof across full width of property, installation of solar panels and widening of garage doors. Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
How this decision compares
Decided in 73 days from validation, 7 days slower than Westmorland and Furness's median of 66 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.
This one73d
Council66d
UK56d
41%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
71decided in the last year
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →
Site constraints 5
Walney Island across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Ramsar wetland about 139 m away: Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 139 m away: South Walney and Piel Channel Flats SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Barrow-in-Furness built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
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 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £110,000 in October 2023. Other property, freehold.
31 October 2023£110,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Historical activity at this location
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
1 Church Villas Promenade Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 3BN
Double storey side extension to provide ground floor office/study and kitchen with two fi…
2025
1 Church Villas Promenade Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 3BN
Double storey side extension to provide ground floor office/study and kitchen with two fi…
2021
Approved
21 Natal Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3DR
Proposed detached rear garage.
2021
Approved
21 Natal Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3DR
Proposed detached rear garage.
2021
Approved
21 Natal Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3DR
Proposed detached rear garage.
2021
Approved
21 Natal Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3DR
Proposed detached rear garage.
2021
Approved
21 Natal Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3DR
Proposed detached rear garage.
2021
Approved
21 Natal Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3DR
Proposed detached rear garage.
2019
Approved
Birchwood Dominion Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3BW
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use or Development (CLEUD) fo…
2019
Approved
Birchwood Dominion Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3BW
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use or Development (CLEUD) fo…
2019
Approved
Birchwood Dominion Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3BW
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use or Development (CLEUD) fo…
2019
Approved
23 Natal Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3DR
Erection of a front entrance porch.
2019
Approved
23 Natal Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3DR
Erection of a front entrance porch.
2019
Approved
23 Natal Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3DR
Erection of a front entrance porch.
2017
Withdrawn
23 Natal Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3DR
Removal of bay window and erection of a side conservatory
2017
Withdrawn
23 Natal Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3DR
Removal of bay window and erection of a side conservatory
2017
Withdrawn
23 Natal Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3DR
Removal of bay window and erection of a side conservatory
Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#233 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
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%).
Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Westmorland and Furness decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #96 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #145 of 296
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #235 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #238 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
135 decided
1,204
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.