2025
50 School Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 2JW
Change of use from a dwelling house (Class C3) to 7 bedroom (9 Person) HMO (Sui-Generis)…
North Quay and North Quay Hardstanding, Devonshire Dock Complex, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA14 2JW. Data via plota.co.uk
PENDING
B12/2026/0339
Description
Demolition of existing structures and installation of welfare and office accommodation facilities, security cabin, construction of a build environment structure, materials stores and associated works (amended description) Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Decision outlook
Plota predicts a decision between 3 Nov 2026 and 28 Nov 2026, from Westmorland and Furness's recent commercial and major works.
Day 27 of the 56-day target. Westmorland and Furness usually decides commercial and major works by day 70.
Day 2743 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
41%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
48decided in the last year
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →
Site constraints 3
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Heritage at risk about 42 m away: St George's Square; 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 18 September 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.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
50 School Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 2JW
Change of use from a dwelling house (Class C3) to 7 bedroom (9 Person) HMO (Sui-Generis)…
2025
50 School Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 2JW
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Approved
47 Storey Square, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2DL
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Approved
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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
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