2024
Approved
27 Market Street, Dalton-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AP
Replacement of front and rear doors with painted timber doors, replacement of front windo…
Bernies Gym Chapel Street Dalton-In-Furness Cumbria LA15 8BY Data via plota.co.uk
PENDING
B20/2025/0524
Description
Change of use from gym (Use Class E) to two self contained flats (Use Class C3) 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. 69% of changes of use 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 7 Oct 2026.
Day 210154 days past the 56-day target
41%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
71decided in the last year
Plota live figures for changes of use 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.
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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Nearby activity
2024
Approved
27 Market Street, Dalton-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AP
Replacement of front and rear doors with painted timber doors, replacement of front windo…
2024
Approved
27 Market Street, Dalton-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AP
Replacement of front and rear doors with painted timber doors, replacement of front windo…
2023
Approved
Former Methodist Church and attached Sunday School, Wellington Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AN
Conversion of former Methodist Church into 4 no, two bedroom apartments and 1 no, one bed…
2023
Approved
Former Methodist Church and attached Sunday School, Wellington Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AN
Conversion of former Methodist Church into 4 no, two bedroom apartments and 1 no, one bed…
2023
Approved
Former Methodist Church and attached Sunday School, Wellington Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AN
Conversion of former Methodist Church into 4 no, two bedroom apartments and 1 no, one bed…
2022
Approved
37 Chapel Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8BY
Demolish existing rear single storey pitched roof kitchen extension and construct new rea…
2022
Approved
37 Chapel Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8BY
Demolish existing rear single storey pitched roof kitchen extension and construct new rea…
2022
Approved
37 Chapel Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8BY
Demolish existing rear single storey pitched roof kitchen extension and construct new rea…
2022
Approved
1 Court Six Market Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8AR
Demolition of existing extension. Construction of single storey side extension forming fa…
2022
Approved
1 Court Six Market Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8AR
Demolition of existing extension. Construction of single storey side extension forming fa…
2022
Approved
1 Court Six Market Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8AR
Demolition of existing extension. Construction of single storey side extension forming fa…
2020
Refused
33 Market Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8AP
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey rear extension and increase i…
2020
Refused
33 Market Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8AP
Single storey rear extension and increase in roof pitch over the existing staircase to al…
2020
Refused
33 Market Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8AP
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey rear extension and increase i…
2020
Refused
33 Market Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8AP
Single storey rear extension and increase in roof pitch over the existing staircase to al…
2020
Refused
33 Market Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8AP
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey rear extension and increase i…
2020
Refused
33 Market Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8AP
Single storey rear extension and increase in roof pitch over the existing staircase to al…
2020
Refused
33 Market Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8AP
Single storey rear extension and increase in roof pitch over existing staircase to allow…
2020
Refused
33 Market Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8AP
Single storey rear extension and increase in roof pitch over existing staircase to allow…
2016
Approved
Former Coop Building Chapel Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8BY
Listed Building consent for the Conversion of first floor into 4 flats accessed from the…
2016
Approved
Former Coop Building Chapel Street Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8BY
Conversion of first floor into 4 flats accessed from the existing common staircase.
2016
Approved
2 Wellington Place Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8DF
Removal of brickwork and fittings of window on gable end - first floor landing area to se…
2016
Approved
2 Wellington Place Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8DF
Removal of brickwork and fittings of window on gable end - first floor landing area to se…
2016
Approved
2 Wellington Place Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria LA15 8DF
Removal of brickwork and fittings of window on gable end - first floor landing area to se…
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
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