Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8QQ

7/2017/5503Full Planning applicationApproved

Full

Approved on 2 October 2017

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

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

Proposal

Physical alterations to the existing North and South Block, erection of a water booster pump station. Relocation of access steps to Levensdale and erection of 4 No. bin stores.

Submitted: 8 August 2017
Council: Lake District

ReceivedSubmitted8 Aug
ValidatedValidated8 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided2 Oct

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8QQ. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 16 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 8QQ
Application type: Full Planning application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Haverthwaite

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 August 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Plans and Documents Application Form ApplicationFormNoPersonalData.pdf ecological appraisal (over 1mb) Backbarrow Ecological Appraisal_Part4.pdf ecological appraisal (over 1mb) Backbarrow Ecological Appraisal_Part3.pdf ecological appraisal (over 1mb) Backbarrow Ecological Appraisal_Part2.pdf ecological appraisal (over 1mb) Backbarrow Ecological Appraisal_Part1.pdf location plan 2036-LOC-A4.pdf Flood risk assessment (over 1mb) 2016-04-26 3242 Weetwood FRA v1.1 Part B..pdf works unit - proposed elevations (over 1mb) Works Unit - Proposed Elevations_A.PDF works unit - ground & first floor plan (over 1mb) Works Unit - Ground & First Floor General Arrangment Plans_C.PDF south block - second & third floor plan (over 1mb) South Block - Second & Third Floor General Arrangement Plan_E.PDF south block - proposed elevations (over 1mb) South Block - Proposed Elevations_C.PDF south block - ground & first floor plan (over 1mb) South Block - Ground & First Floor General Arrangement Plan_E.PDF north block - second & third floor plan (over 1mb) North Block - Second & Third Floor General Arrangement Plan_E.PDF north block - proposed elevations (over 1mb) North Block - Proposed Elevations_C.PDF north block - ground & first floor plan (over 1mb) North Block - Ground & First Floor General Arrangement Plan_E.PDF details of secure store G20 FalcoLok-250 Secure Store.pdf site plan (over 1mb) Backbarrow_Site Plan_G.PDF proposed water pump house Backbarrow_Proposed Water Pump House_A.PDF Flood risk assessment (over 1 mb) 2016-04-26 3242 Weetwood FRA v1.1 Part A.pdf covering letter 144151_let.002..AS_Application_cover_letter.pdf Tree survey 5043.02.TS.REV_B.JUL17.pdf Tree protection plan 5043.03.TPP.REVC.JUL17.pdf Tree protection measures 5043.04.FLOODWALL_TTP.JUL17.pdf Heritage statement bfn.005.Heritage_Statement.pdf Arboricultural statement MG.5043.AIA&AMS.REVC.JUL17.pdf Tree survey MG.5043.TSRREVB.JULY17.pdf highway & local flood team comments 720175503.pdf Officer's report 2017_5503Delrep.pdf Decision Notice 2017_5503DN.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents: 30

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
National park: Lake District

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.

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.

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.

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15 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Lake District

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