Bernies Gym Chapel Street Dalton-In-Furness Cumbria LA15 8BY Data via plota.co.uk

PENDING B23/2025/0523
Date received
13 Mar 2026
Date validated
13 Mar 2026
Postcode
LA15 8BY

Description

Listed Building Consent for Change of use from gym (Use Class E) to two self-contained flats (Use Class C3) Installation of rectangular top-hung windows to the front along with fixed plane double glazed units. Replacement window to the corner of Chapel Street/Nelson street and repaint existing timber windows and doors. Associated internal alterations to accommodate two ground floor flats, with retention of entrance from Nelson Street. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 210.

Day 210, past the statutory target. 74% of listed building works 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 8 Oct 2026.

Day 210154 days past the 56-day target
31%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
97decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →

Site constraints 5

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
12 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 4; Scheduled monument about 241 m away: Dalton Castle; Inside the Dalton-in-Furness built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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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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
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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