Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8QQ

1. 20 May 2026

   Received by Lake District National Park

2. 21 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Lake District National Park took a median of 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Lake District National Park for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.

More on conditions applications in our guide

• 3 Forresters Walk, Backbarrow, Ulverston, LA12 8RD

  7/2026/5306 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 58m away

  Replacement of all windows and doors

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing

• 1, Leven Court, Backbarrow, Ulverston, LA12 8RB

  7/2025/5549 Submitted 29 Oct 2025 129m away

  Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (renewable energy) on application 7/

  Decided Conditions

• Land at Forrester's Walk, Backbarrow, Ulverston, LA12 8QF

  7/2025/5699 Submitted 22 Dec 2025 179m away

  Approvals of details reserved by conditions 6 (landscaping) and 8 (materials) on

  Decided Conditions

• 1 Willow Court, Backbarrow, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8QL

  7/2025/5478 Submitted 25 Sep 2025 265m away

  Proposed outbuilding

  Granted Full applications

• Old School House, Low Brow Edge, Backbarrow, Ulverston, LA12 8PW

  7/2026/5449 Submitted 19 Aug 2026 323m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

  Variation of condition 2 (plans) on planning application 7/2023/5045 rear garden

  Awaiting decision Amendments

• Old School Cottage, Brow Edge Road, Backbarrow, Ulverston, LA12 8PW

  7/2026/5291 Submitted 15 Jun 2026 323m away

  Non-material amendment to application 7/2023/5045 (Rear garden room extension) f

  Withdrawn Amendments Extension

• 7/2026/5389 Decided

  South Barn, Ayside, Grange-Over-Sands, LA11 6HY

  Approval of details reserved by conditions 5 (location plan for external timber

  20 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 2026/0340/DISC Decided

  Westmorland Motorway Services Tebay East Tebay Penrith CA10 3SB

  Application for the approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (GG104 Road Safety Risk Assessment), 4 (tree planting) 5 (replacement trees) and the Biodiversity Net Gain Deemed Condition, attached to approval 2025/0885/FPA.

  10 Feb 2026 Conditions
• 7/2026/5314 Decided

  Wordsworth Hotel, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9SW

  Approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Tree Protection Measures) on plann

  3 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 2026/1547/DISC Decided

  Loaning Head Farm The Loaning ALSTON CA9 3ND

  Application for the approval of details reserved by condition 4 (habitat plan) attached to planning permission 2025/0266/HOU.

  31 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 2026/1338/DISC Decided

  3 Eastside The Square Burton-in-Kendal CARNFORTH LA6 1LX

  Application for the approval of details reserved by condition 5 (Method Statement and Specification of Works) attached to Listed Building Consent 2025/1368/LBC

  23 Jun 2026 Conditions