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81 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RH
Conversion of upper floors from ancillary and residential(Use Class C3) to 9 person HMO (…
Brown Barron Solicitors, 65 - 67 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RW. Data via plota.co.uk
B18/2026/0420
PENDING
Proposal
Alterations to the fenestration of the existing listed office building, including replacement and alteration of windows to the front and rear elevations Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Dec 2026 and 22 Dec 2026, from Westmorland and Furness's recent extensions.
Documents 10
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 6
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26003-RFA-00-00-DR- A-0900 - Location Plan - Wider Context Existing
Document · 15 Oct 2026
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26003-RFA-00-00-DR- A-0905 - Site Plan - Wider Context Existing
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26003-RFA-00-00-DR- - A-0906 - Site Plan - Wider Context Proposed
Document · 15 Oct 2026
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26003-RFA-00-ZZ-DR-A-1200 - GA Elevations - Front and Rear Existing
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26003-RFA-00-ZZ-DR- A-1210 - GA Elevations - Front and Rear Demolition
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26003-RFA-00-00-DR- A-1220 - GA Elevations - Front and Rear Proposed
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Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 63, 65 and 67, Duke Street, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 9 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 11 with distances
- 1 m63, 65 and 67, Duke StreetGrade II
- 42 m77 and 79, Duke StreetGrade II
- 84 m81-89, Duke StreetGrade II
- 97 mHotel ImperialGrade II
- 107 mPair of Lamp Standards Outside Entrance to Hotel ImperialGrade II
- 111 m3-51 Keith StreetGrade II
- 118 mBarclays BankGrade II
- 127 mUnnamed
- 127 mBank Chambers Th Old BankGrade II
- 128 m2-46 Keith StreetGrade II
- 131 mTown HallGrade II*
Heritage at risk: Central Barrow
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
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 16 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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Important details
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Postcode
- LA14 1RW
- Received
- 13 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2026
- Case officer
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Decision outlook
Day 15 of the 56-day target. Westmorland and Furness usually decides extensions by day 61.
Day 1546 days to the predicted decision (day 61)
39%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
352decided in the last year
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 15 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 5 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
81 Duke Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 1RH
Listed Building Consent for internal works in association with proposed HMO use including…
2025
81 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RH
Conversion of upper floors from ancillary and residential(Use Class C3) to 9 person HMO (…
2025
81 Duke Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 1RH
Listed Building Consent for internal works in association with proposed HMO use including…
2025
81 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RH
Conversion of upper floors from ancillary and residential(Use Class C3) to 9 person HMO (…
2025
81 Duke Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 1RH
Listed Building Consent for internal works in association with proposed HMO use including…
2024
105 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RH
Listed Building Consent for associated external alterations including repair of front and…
2024
105 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RH
Change of use of Class E Commercial/Business/Services) to form 3 one bedroomed self-conta…
2024
105 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RH
Listed Building Consent for associated external alterations including repair of front and…
2024
105 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RH
Change of use of Class E Commercial/Business/Services) to form 3 one bedroomed self-conta…
2024
105 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RH
Listed Building Consent for associated external alterations including repair of front and…
2024
105 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RH
Change of use of Class E Commercial/Business/Services) to form 3 one bedroomed self-conta…
2024
Approved
Furness Building Society, 51 - 55 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RT.
Advertisement consent to display 2 No. non-illuminated high level aluminium wall tray fas…
2024
Approved
Furness Building Society, 51 - 55 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RT.
Advertisement consent to display 2 No. non-illuminated high level aluminium wall tray fas…
2024
Approved
Furness Building Society, 51 - 55 Duke Street, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RT.
Advertisement consent to display 2 No. non-illuminated high level aluminium wall tray fas…
2022
Approved
69-75 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RP
Advertisement consent to display: No's 69, 71 & 73: Fascia signage, Individual off-set le…
2022
Approved
69-75 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RP
Advertisement consent to display: No's 69, 71 & 73: Fascia signage, Individual off-set le…
2022
Approved
69-75 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RP
Advertisement consent to display: No's 69, 71 & 73: Fascia signage, Individual off-set le…
2023
Approved
65 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RW
Listed Building Consent for a replacement wooden signage board with raised metal letters…
2023
Approved
65 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1RW
Listed Building Consent for a replacement wooden signage board with raised metal letters…
2017
Approved
Former Yates Duke Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 1RU
Construction of new car park for Jeffersons Hotel.
2017
Approved
Former Yates Duke Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 1RU
Construction of new car park for Jeffersons Hotel.
2016
Refused
Former Yates Duke Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 1RU
Construction of new car park for Jeffersons Hotel.
2016
Refused
Former Yates Duke Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 1RU
Construction of new car park for Jeffersons Hotel.
2016
Refused
Former Yates Duke Street Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 1RU
Construction of new car park for Jeffersons Hotel.
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
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