2025
Abbey Gate Cottage Abbey Approach Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA13 0PJ
Application for works to trees subject to Tree Preservation Order No.6 1993 - T1 Sweet Ch…
Furness Abbey Visitors Centre Abbey Approach Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA13 0PJ Data via plota.co.uk
PENDING
B18/2026/0099
Description
External alterations including removal of GRP roof coverings and replacement in zinc, new brise soleil shading to clerestory windows, replacement of existing external doors and clerestory glazing, new downpipes and hoppers, installation of bat bricks and new rooflight. Internal alterations including formation of new educational room and storage. Data via plota.co.uk
Last checked
Decision outlook
Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 204.
Day 204, past the statutory target. 73% of commercial premises 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 7 Oct 2026.
Day 204148 days past the 56-day target
43%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
106decided in the last year
Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Westmorland and Furness in the last twelve months, from validation. Westmorland and Furness decision record →
Site constraints 5
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Abbey Vale, Grade II, about 13 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 6 with distances
- 13 mAbbey ValeGrade II
- 27 mBridge Over Mill Beck and Attached Gateway at Abbey ValeGrade II
- 74 mCapella Extra Portas With Attached WallsGrade I
- 88 mThe Abbey TavernGrade II
- 92 mGateway Adjoining Capella ExtraGrade I
- 105 mFurness Abbey CottageGrade II
Scheduled monument about 26 m away: Furness Abbey Savignac and Cistercian monasteries: precinct wall, great gatehouse, 'chapel outside the gates', south west gateway and earthworks.
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Priority habitat about 8 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
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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Historical activity at this location
21 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Abbey Gate Cottage Abbey Approach Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA13 0PJ
Application for works to trees subject to Tree Preservation Order No.6 1993 - T1 Sweet Ch…
2025
Abbey Gate Cottage Abbey Approach Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA13 0PJ
Application for works to trees subject to Tree Preservation Order No.6 1993 - T1 Sweet Ch…
2024
Approved
Furness Abbey, Abbey Approach, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PJ
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition No. 3 (Arborical method stateme…
2024
Approved
Furness Abbey, Abbey Approach, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PJ
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition No. 3 (Arborical method stateme…
2024
Approved
Furness Abbey, Abbey Approach, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PJ
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition No. 3 (Arborical method stateme…
2022
Refused
Furness Abbey, Abbey Approach, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PJ
Installation of a statue in memory of Sir John Laing
2022
Refused
Furness Abbey, Abbey Approach, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PJ
Installation of a statue in memory of Sir John Laing
2022
Refused
Furness Abbey, Abbey Approach, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PJ
Installation of a statue in memory of Sir John Laing
2020
Approved
Abbey Manor, Abbey Approach, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PJ
Change of use of detached storage building to north of Abbey Manor to dog grooming salon
2020
Approved
Abbey Manor, Abbey Approach, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PJ
Change of use of detached storage building to north of Abbey Manor to dog grooming salon
2020
Approved
Abbey Manor, Abbey Approach, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PJ
Change of use of detached storage building to north of Abbey Manor to dog grooming salon
2018
Approved
West Gate Cottage, Manor Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PJ
Listed Building Consent for the conversion of a bedroom into a bathroom
2018
Approved
West Gate Cottage, Manor Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PJ
Listed Building Consent for the conversion of a bedroom into a bathroom
2018
Approved
West Gate Cottage, Manor Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PJ
Listed Building Consent for the conversion of a bedroom into a bathroom
2016
Approved
Abbey Manor Abbey Approach Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA13 0PJ
Listed Building Consent for a new garden room extension to main house and replacement pot…
2016
Approved
Abbey Manor Abbey Approach Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA13 0PJ
New garden room extension to main house and replacement potting shed with attached greenh…
2016
Approved
Abbey Manor Abbey Approach Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA13 0PJ
Listed Building Consent for a new garden room extension to main house and replacement pot…
2016
Approved
Abbey Manor Abbey Approach Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA13 0PJ
New garden room extension to main house and replacement potting shed with attached greenh…
2016
Approved
Abbey Manor Abbey Approach Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA13 0PJ
Listed Building Consent for a new garden room extension to main house and replacement pot…
2016
Approved
Abbey Manor Abbey Approach Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria LA13 0PJ
New garden room extension to main house and replacement potting shed with attached greenh…
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