2025
Ormsgill Community Centre Millstone Avenue Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 4BP
A new disabled ramp access from the carpark & steps to the community centre with a canopy…
Ormsgill Library Millstone Avenue Barrow in Furness Cumbria LA14 4BP Data via plota.co.uk
Approved
BPA4/2026/0280
Description
Application to determine if prior approval is required for demolition of a single storey building with a pitched roof. The building is approx. 5 meters in height, 6.3 meter width and 11.3 meters in length also to include low adjoining walls to the east. Data via plota.co.uk
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How this decision compares
Decided in 21 days from validation, 43 days faster than Westmorland and Furness's median of 64 for demolitions. Approved, as 97% of demolitions here are.
This one21d
Council64d
UK56d
38%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
71decided in the last year
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →
Site constraints 1
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. 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
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Nearby activity
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Ormsgill Community Centre Millstone Avenue Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 4BP
A new disabled ramp access from the carpark & steps to the community centre with a canopy…
2025
Ormsgill Community Centre Millstone Avenue Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 4BP
A new disabled ramp access from the carpark & steps to the community centre with a canopy…
2023
Approved
Pavement adjacent to Ormsgill Family Centre Millstone Avenue Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 4BP
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed development by or o…
2023
Approved
Pavement adjacent to Ormsgill Family Centre Millstone Avenue Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 4BP
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed development by or o…
2023
Approved
Pavement adjacent to Ormsgill Family Centre Millstone Avenue Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 4BP
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed development by or o…
2019
Approved
Sure Start Children's Centre and Cumbria County Council Community Services Facility, Millstone Avenue, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4BP
Proposed infill to porch in north east corner to form new meeting room inclusive of windo…
2019
Approved
Ormsgill Family Centre Millstone Avenue Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 4BP
Proposed infill to porch in north east corner to form new meeting room inclusive of windo…
2019
Approved
Ormsgill Family Centre Millstone Avenue Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 4BP
Proposed infill to porch in north east corner to form new meeting room inclusive of windo…
2019
Approved
Ormsgill Family Centre Millstone Avenue Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 4BP
Proposed infill to porch in north east corner to form new meeting room inclusive of windo…
2016
Approved
Cumbria Car Centre, Meetings Industrial Estate Park Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 4TL
Change of use from B1(Light Industrial) to B2 (General Industrial) to allow the current c…
2016
Approved
Cumbria Car Centre, Meetings Industrial Estate Park Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 4TL
Change of use from B1(Light Industrial) to B2 (General Industrial) to allow the current c…
2016
Approved
Cumbria Car Centre, Meetings Industrial Estate Park Road Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA14 4TL
Change of use from B1(Light Industrial) to B2 (General Industrial) to allow the current c…
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
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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