Planning application
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Foundry Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 2BA
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed demolition of buildings at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
As published by the council, reference BPA4/2025/0458
Application record
- Reference
- BPA4/2025/0458
- Type
- Outline
- Status
- Undecided
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Postcode
- LA14 2BA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Westmorland and Furness register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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B18/2024/0454 Granted
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Foundry Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 2BA
Removal of two temporary classroom buildings and garage. Erection of two-storey temporary nursery and junior school building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Nov 2025
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 January 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 outline applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Foundry Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 2BA
Removal of two temporary classroom buildings and garage. Erection of two-storey temporary nursery and junior school building.
Granted Other -
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Foundry Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 2BA
Removal of two temporary classroom buildings and garage. Erection of two-storey temporary nursery and junior school building.
Granted Other -
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Awaiting decision Conditions -
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Awaiting decision -
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Foundry Street Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA14 2BA
92% historically approved · decision due ~5 Jan
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the proposed demolition of buildings at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Awaiting decision Outline Demolition -
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