2025
Barrow And Walney Aerodrome Red Ley Lane Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TD
Demolition of existing structures (3 single storey hangars, Portakabin, and shipping cont…
Barrow and Walney Aerodrome Airfield Red Ley Lane Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TD Data via plota.co.uk
Decided
B28/2026/0151
Description
Notification of urgent demolition of buildings at Walney Aerodrome and submission under Section 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Site constraints 5
Walney Island across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Ramsar wetland about 433 m away: Duddon Estuary; SSSI about 433 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
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Barrow And Walney Aerodrome Red Ley Lane Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TD
Demolition of existing structures (3 single storey hangars, Portakabin, and shipping cont…
2025
Barrow And Walney Aerodrome Red Ley Lane Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TD
Demolition of existing structures (3 single storey hangars, Portakabin, and shipping cont…
2025
4 Red Ley Lane Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TB
Application for a non-material amendment following grant of planning permission of Planni…
2025
4 Red Ley Lane Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TB
Application for a non-material amendment following grant of planning permission of Planni…
2025
4 Red Ley Lane Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TB
Application for a non-material amendment following grant of planning permission of Planni…
2022
Approved
4 Red Ley Lane Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TB
Demolition of existing attached side garage (retrospective); construction of new 1.5 stor…
2022
Approved
4 Red Ley Lane Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TB
Demolition of existing attached side garage (retrospective); construction of new 1.5 stor…
2022
Approved
4 Red Ley Lane Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TB
Demolition of existing attached side garage (retrospective); construction of new 1.5 stor…
2020
Withdrawn
5 Haverigg Gardens Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TH
Proposed detached garden room
2020
Withdrawn
5 Haverigg Gardens Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TH
Proposed detached garden room
2020
Withdrawn
5 Haverigg Gardens Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TH
Proposed detached garden room
2018
Approved
22 Red Ley Lane Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TD
Two storey side extension forming ground floor kitchen, with additional first floor bedro…
2018
Approved
22 Red Ley Lane Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TD
Two storey side extension forming ground floor kitchen, with additional first floor bedro…
2018
Approved
22 Red Ley Lane Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TD
Two storey side extension forming ground floor kitchen, with additional first floor bedro…
2016
Refused
10 Red Ley Lane Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TB
Outline application for a proposed three bedroom single storey detached dwelling with int…
2016
Refused
10 Red Ley Lane Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TB
Outline application for a proposed three bedroom single storey detached dwelling with int…
2016
Refused
10 Red Ley Lane Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3TB
Outline application for a proposed three bedroom single storey detached dwelling with int…
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