Planning application
Barrow Waste Recovery, Transfer and Treatment Site, Scarth Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4QR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Regularisation of Use and Development to allow for a mixed-usecomprising the use of Buildings as a Storage Warehouse (B8) and Workshop Garage (B2); retention of portacabin building for ancillary use as an office/security hut (E); Use of the yard for End-of-Life Vehicle Operations (Sui Generis) with associated ancillary storage and parking areas for staff and commercial vehicles associated with the above uses and the adjacent Waste Recovery, Transfer and Treatment Site
As published by the council, reference B28/2026/9001
Application record
- Reference
- B28/2026/9001
- Type
- Other
- Status
- Undecided
- Received
- 20 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Postcode
- LA14 4QR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lake District National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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B28/2026/9002 Awaiting decision
Barrow Waste Recovery, Transfer and Treatment Site, Scarth Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4QR
Variation of Condition 4 of Planning Permission Ref. 6/03/9015 toamend operational hours.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by Lake District National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 June 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Barrow Waste Recovery, Transfer and Treatment Site, Scarth Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4QR
98% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jun
Variation of Condition 4 of Planning Permission Ref. 6/03/9015 toamend operational hours.
Awaiting decision Conditions -
Barrow Waste Recovery, Transfer and Treatment Site, Scarth Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4QR
94% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jun
Regularisation of Use and Development to allow for a mixed-usecomprising the use of Buildings as a Storage Warehouse (B8) and Workshop Garage (B2); retention of portacabin building for ancillary use as an office/security hut (E); Use of the yard for End-of-Life Vehicle Operations (Sui Generis) with associated ancillary storage and parking areas for staff and commercial vehicles associated with the above uses and the adjacent Waste Recovery, Transfer and Treatment Site
Awaiting decision Other -
Barrow Waste Recovery, Transfer and Treatment Site, Scarth Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4QR
96% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jun
Variation of Condition 4 of Planning Permission Ref. 6/03/9015 toamend operational hours.
Awaiting decision Conditions
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