3 Forresters Walk, Backbarrow, Ulverston, LA12 8RD Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/5306 - Full Planning application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replacement of all windows and doors Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
3 Jul 2026
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Consultation
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 21

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsPrevious planning applicationsEnforcement noticesPlanning enquiry00 Design Code - SupportPolicy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictPolicy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyPolicy 05 Support - Protecting the spectacular landscapePolicy 06 Support - Design and development
Lake District National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
World heritage site: The English Lake District
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument 74 m away: Backbarrow ironworks
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Public footpath 25 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Water Supply and WasteCouncil record
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Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Enforcement noticesCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Planning enquiryCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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00 Design Code - SupportCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 01 Support - National and international significance of the Lake DistrictCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 02 Support - Spatial strategeyCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 05 Support - Protecting the spectacular landscapeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Policy 06 Support - Design and developmentCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Morecambe Bay Limestones and Wetlands; Heritage at risk 74 m away: Backbarrow Ironworks (unrepaired buildings including Pug Mill, storehouses and manager's house); Inside the Backbarrow built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £425,000 in February 2025. Detached house, freehold.

25 February 2025£425,000
1 November 2018£315,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area127 m² (1,367 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and radiators, LPG
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Lake District
Application type
Full Planning application
Postcode
LA12 8RD
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Grange and Cartmel Ward
Parish
Haverthwaite
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Aug 2026
Decision
Approved with Conditions
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 15 days faster than Lake District's median of 49 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
225decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Lake District in the last twelve months, from validation. Lake District decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14991831
Site or press notice
9 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
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7/2024/5289
2023
Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8QQ
Non-material amendment to planning application 7/2016/5090 (Demolition of north and south…
7/2023/5267
2022 Approved
Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Ironworks Lane, Backbarrow, LA12 8QQ
Approval of details reserved by condition no 9 (provision of pedestrian way) on planning…
7/2022/5765
2018 Approved
Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8QQ
Physical alterations to the existing North and South Block, erection of a water booster p…
7/2018/5110
2017 Approved
Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8QQ
Confirmation of compliance with conditions 6,7,8,10,11,12,15 & 16 of planning application…
7/2017/5504
2017 Approved
Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8QQ
Physical alterations to the existing North and South Block, erection of a water booster p…
7/2017/5503
2016 Approved
Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8QQ
Demolition of north and south office blocks; change of use and external alterations to 'N…
7/2016/5090

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.