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Furness Abbey Visitors Centre Abbey Approach Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA13 0PJ

B22/2026/0098AdvertisingAwaiting decision
Advertisement consent
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

External alterations including removal of GRP roof coverings and replacement in zinc, new brise soleil shading to clerestory windows, replacement of existing external doors and clerestory glazing, new downpipes and hoppers, installation of bat bricks and new rooflight. Internal alterations including formation of new educational room and storage. Non-illuminated wall mounted sign 1.39 metres x 0.30 metres x 0.07 metres overall, with individual dark anodised metal letters, letters no higher than 0.30 metres each, reading: ‘Furness Abbey Visitor Centre and Museum’.

Submitted
19 March 2026
Council
Barrow
  1. Received19 Mar
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at Furness Abbey Visitors Centre Abbey Approach Barrow-In-Furness Cumbria LA13 0PJ. Barrow has handled 40 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 185 applications in total for the LA13 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
LA13 0PJ
Application type
Advertising
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2026

Planning decision

Decision
PENDING

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Abbey ValeOn or next to this site
  • 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, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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. 2026
    19 Mar

    External alterations including removal of GRP roof coverings and replacement in zinc, new brise soleil…

    APPCONDAdvertisement consentFiled alongsideB18/2026/0099
  2. 2026
    19 Mar

    External alterations including removal of GRP roof coverings and replacement in zinc, new brise soleil…

    This applicationPendingAdvertisement consentB22/2026/0098

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