St Marys Church Church Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8BA Data via plota.co.uk

Decided B28/2026/0036
Date received
26 Jan 2026
Date validated
26 Jan 2026
Decision date
4 Mar 2026
Postcode
LA15 8BA

Description

Notice of intention to (works to trees within conservation area) Work schedule 2746: T1 Yew - remove Ivy, T3 Holly - Remove deadwood from crown area, T20 & T24 Ash - Fell to ground level, G1 Sycamore & A1 Mixed Species - Remove all saplings within 1m of wall and chemically treat to prevent regrowth. Work schedule 3087: T1 Oak - Fell to ground level and G1 Mixed Species - To fell all trees on top of cliff edge Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Site constraints 5

32 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Rose Cottage, Grade II, about 2 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 30 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 32 with distances
Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument about 44 m away: Dalton Castle
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Dalton-in-Furness built-up area; Priority habitat about 31 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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:
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
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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