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Former Technical Plant Offices, Buxton Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria

Awaiting decision Westmorland and Furness B01/2026/0198 Other

Works: New dwelling Demolition Windows or glazing Major scheme

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

Proposal

Conversion of the Former Plant Technical Offices to 26 apartments (Class C3), including the demolition and rebuilding of lean to structures, removal of existing roof coverings and repair and retention of the main roof structure where possible, installation of new window frames and changes to fenestration on the south elevation, external alterations including rendering and cladding, soft landscaping, installation of photovoltaic panels to the roof, boundary treatments, reinstatement of the car park and the erection of bicycle and refuse/recycling bin storage buildings.

As published by the council, reference B01/2026/0198

Application record

Reference
B01/2026/0198
Type
Other
Status
Undecided
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 May 2026

    Received by Westmorland and Furness

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Westmorland and Furness took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with Westmorland and Furness for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westmorland and Furness decided less common application types in a median of 28 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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