2024
Land at former Mill Lane Nurseries site, Mill Lane, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria LA14 3XY
Erection of 29 no. homes with associated infrastructure.
Vickerstown School, Mill Lane, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3XY Data via plota.co.uk
Decided
B28/2026/0307
Description
Notification under Section 211 for works to trees in a conservation area comprising Crown lift and reduce back damaged Willow Trees to rear of Latona Street. Urgent 5 day notice damaged overhanging trees - Work will be carried out 07/07/2026. 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.
Ramsar wetland about 173 m away: Duddon Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 173 m away: Duddon Mosses SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
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
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
2024
Land at former Mill Lane Nurseries site, Mill Lane, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria LA14 3XY
Erection of 29 no. homes with associated infrastructure.
2024
Land at former Mill Lane Nurseries site, Mill Lane, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria LA14 3XY
Erection of 29 no. homes with associated infrastructure.
2020
Approved
48 Latona Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3QS
Single storey rear extension to form extended kitchen and dining area.
2020
Approved
48 Latona Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3QS
Single storey rear extension to form extended kitchen and dining area.
2020
Approved
48 Latona Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 3QS
Single storey rear extension to form extended kitchen and dining area.
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