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Land to the south of Sandscale Park, Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria

Awaiting decision Lake District National Park B15/2026/0040 Other

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

Proposal

Development of a waste and fleet vehicle depot comprising staff and fleet vehicle parking, office and welfare buildings, vehicle wash bays, refuelling facilities, the erection of an electricity substation with associated plant, along with access, landscaping, boundary treatments and ancillary infrastructure

As published by the council, reference B15/2026/0040

Application record

Reference
B15/2026/0040
Type
Other
Status
Undecided
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Mar 2026

    Received by Lake District National Park

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 May 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 less common application types in a median of 31 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About less common application types

This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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