52-56 Dalton Road Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 1JB Data via plota.co.uk

Withdrawn B18/2025/0479
Date received
12 Jan 2026
Date validated
12 Jan 2026
Decision date
17 Feb 2026
Postcode
LA14 1JB

Description

Application for variation of Condition No. 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission Change of use of the ground floor of 52 Dalton Road from shop (class E) to a hot food takeaway (sui generis) and change of use of first floor and roof space of 54-56 Dalton Road from shop (class E) to 4 bedroom 4 person HMO (C4) including replacement shop fronts/fenestration and new entrance to upper floors to the front elevation. Introduction of external staircase to the rear to serve first and second floors. This application seeks approval for the addition of a rear dormer to 54-56 Dalton Road to the approved plans Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Barrow-in-Furness built-up area; Heritage at risk about 96 m away: Central Barrow.
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:
Change of use

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