2021
Approved
T B Group Ltd, Walney Road, Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 5UT
Change of use from General Industrial (B2) to Gymnasium (Class E)
Carpet World Walney Road Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 5UT Data via plota.co.uk
PENDING
B22/2026/0187
Description
Application for Consent to Display an Advertisement; 1no. internally illuminated D-Poster, measuring no more than 3.0 metres high x 6.0 metres wide x 0.065 metres deep and 2.5 metres above ground level Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 135.
Day 135, past the statutory target. 79% of signs and adverts in Westmorland and Furness are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.
Day 13579 days past the 56-day target
39%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
29decided in the last year
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →
Site constraints 3
Also on the record
Ramsar wetland about 398 m away: Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary; SSSI about 400 m away: Duddon Mosses SSSI; 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.
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Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2021
Approved
T B Group Ltd, Walney Road, Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 5UT
Change of use from General Industrial (B2) to Gymnasium (Class E)
2021
Approved
T B Group Ltd, Walney Road, Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 5UT
Change of use from General Industrial (B2) to Gymnasium (Class E)
2016
Approved
Bradys Yard Walney Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 5UT
Change of use of cleared site following demolition of warehouse buildings to a car park (…
2016
Approved
Bradys Yard Walney Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 5UT
Change of use of cleared site following demolition of warehouse buildings to a car park (…
2016
Approved
Bradys Yard Walney Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 5UT
Change of use of cleared site following demolition of warehouse buildings to a car park (…
Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#233 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
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