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Furness Building Society 51 - 55 Duke Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 1RT

Awaiting decision Lake District National Park B07/2025/0487 Amendment

Works: New dwelling

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

The change of use of the former Furness Building Society branch and associated Sidney Street back office (part ground, first and secondfloors) (Class E) into 29 no. 1 and 2-bedroom apartments (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference B07/2025/0487

Application record

Reference
B07/2025/0487
Type
Amendment
Status
Undecided
Received
14 Jan 2026
Validated
14 Jan 2026
Postcode
LA14 1RT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Received by Lake District National Park

  2. 9 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 March 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.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Lake District National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Lake District National Park decided amendment applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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