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Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8RH

7/2011/5621Major full applicationWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 23 February 2017

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of buildings and external alterations including use of buildings and external alterations to South Block units 1-8 and North Block units 9-17 to allow for the creation of 17 dwellings, restricted for the occupancy of persons living and working in the County of Cumbria; use of building and external alterations to 'North Office Block' for 6 'local needs' restricted dwellings; use of building and external alterations to 'South Office Block' for 6 'local affordable' restricted dwellings; use of building 18 (Foundry House) for office accommodation; use of building east of unit 18 for light industrial use; restoration and remedial works to the Scheduled Ancient Monument

Received
11 November 2011
Council
Lake District
  1. Received11 Nov
  2. Validated14 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 1836 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8RH. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 2,019 applications in total for the LA12 postcode area.

88% of full applications at Lake District were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
LA12 8RH
Application type
Major full application
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
17
Parish
Haverthwaite
District
South Lakeland

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 February 2012

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents Location plan (5 Mb) M93_101_Loction_Plan.pdf Site plan M93_102_Site_Plan_-_All.pdf Site plan - south section Site_Plan_-_South_Section.pdf Site plan - central section Site_Plan_-_Central_Section.pdf Site plan - north section Site_Plan_-_North_Section.pdf Blowing house elevations (1.3 Mb) Blowing_House_Elevations.pdf Blowing house plans Blowing_House_Plans.pdf East elevation (1.55 Mb) M93_108_East_Elevation.pdf Furnace elevations M93_109_Furnace_Elevations.pdf Furnace plans and details Furnace_Plans_and_Details.pdf South Site elevations including Roasing House & Ovens South_Site_Elevations.pdf SMC notes Backbarrow,_SMC_Notes,_2005.pdf flood risk fra5621.pdf application form 125621af.pdf location plan 125621loc.pdf side elevations DEST44402.pdf site plan (20.5mb) DEST44401.pdf riverside elevations DEST44403.pdf south block third floor plan DEST44405.pdf south block second floor plan DEST44406.pdf south block first floor plan DEST44407.pdf south block ground floor plan DEST44408.pdf north block side elevations DEST44409.pdf north block courtyard elevations DEST44410.pdf north block riverside elevations DEST44411.pdf north block third floor plan DEST44412.pdf north block second floor plan DEST44413.pdf north block first floor plan DEST44414.pdf north block ground floor plan DEST44415.pdf re-planned office block plans and elevations DEST44416.pdf Description of the proposed works 115621proworks.pdf Revised SAM drawing 29/05/12 Location plan (11.22mb) DEST44910.pdf Revised SAM drawing 29/05/12 furnace - elevations (14.54mb) DEST44909.pdf Revised SAM drawing 29/05/12 Central section - east elevation (12.24mb) DEST44908.pdf Revised SAM drawing 29/05/12 Furnace plans and details DEST44907.pdf Revised SAM drawing 29/05/12 Site plan - south section DEST44906.pdf Revised SAM drawing 29/05/12 Site plan - central section DEST44905.pdf revised SAM drawing 29/05/12 site plan - north section DEST44904.pdf revised SAM drawing 29/05/12 blwoing house - elevations DEST44903.pdf revised SAM drawing 29/05/12 roaster house and north wall of ovens - elevations and details DEST44902.pdf revised SAM drawing 29/05/12 blowing house - plans and details DEST44901.pdf revised SAM drawing 29/05/12site plan DEST44900.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
42

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.

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© 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.

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

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