2024
Approved
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Installation of Ph…
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc The Strand Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 2HF Data via plota.co.uk
Approved
B15/2026/0046
Description
Proposed Refrigeration Plant (Gas Coolers) to be located within the service yard. Data via plota.co.uk
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How this decision compares
Decided in 84 days from validation, 14 days slower than Westmorland and Furness's median of 70 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 96% of commercial and major works here are.
This one84d
Council70d
UK57d
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
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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. 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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21 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Approved
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Installation of Ph…
2024
Approved
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Installation of Ph…
2020
Approved
New home shopping vehicle parking canopy within existing service yard
2020
Approved
New home shopping vehicle parking canopy within existing service yard
2020
Approved
New home shopping vehicle parking canopy within existing service yard
2017
Approved
Erection of a new external garden centre to north of the existing Morrisons supermarket.
2017
Approved
Erection of a new external garden centre to north of the existing Morrisons supermarket.
2017
Approved
Erection of a new external garden centre to north of the existing Morrisons supermarket.
2017
Approved
Advertisement consent to display 25 signs both illuminated and non illuminated, including…
2017
Approved
Advertisement consent to display 25 signs both illuminated and non illuminated, including…
2017
Approved
Advertisement consent to display 25 signs both illuminated and non illuminated, including…
2017
Approved
Proposed Entrance Lobby Enclosure (33.3sqm/358sqm) to existing store including the remova…
2017
Approved
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2017
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
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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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