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Former Natwest Bank, Ramsden Square, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1LW

B20/2023/0314AmendmentApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 23 February 2024

Council decision: APPCOND

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use of the former Natwest Building, Ramsden Square, Barrow to a bar/restaurant at ground floor level, and 15-bed House in Multiple Occupation on the upper floors, insertion of dormer windows to the rear of the building, creation of a new side and rear boundary wall and fence and all other associated works (amended description)

Submitted
14 June 2023
Council
Barrow
  1. Received14 Jun
  2. Validated14 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 254 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Former Natwest Bank, Ramsden Square, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1LW. Barrow has handled 130 applications of this type. This one was decided in 254 days, 28 weeks longer than Barrow's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 359 applications in total for the LA14 postcode area.

95% of all applications at Barrow were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LA14 1LW
Application type
Amendment

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 June 2023

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Heritage at Risk Register: Central Barrow
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    14 Jun

    Proposed change of use of the former Natwest Building, Ramsden Square, Barrow to a bar/restaurant at ground…

    This applicationApprovedAmendmentB20/2023/0314
  2. 2023
    14 Jun

    Listed Building Consent for internal and external works including demolition, insertion of down pipes…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideB23/2023/0315

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