Land south of Dalton Lane Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 4QA Data via plota.co.uk

PENDING B07/2026/0004
Date received
20 Mar 2026
Date validated
20 Mar 2026
Postcode
LA14 4QA

Description

Outline application for the erection of up to 110 dwellings with access considered Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 203.

Day 203, past the statutory target. 71% of new homes 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 8 Oct 2026.

Day 203112 days past the 91-day target
45%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
60decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Barrow-in-Furness built-up area; Priority habitat about 38 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 · 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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Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
3.1/10
Poor
#233 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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. View full council performance
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