Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8QQ
Approved on 10 October 2023
Council decision: Approved Unconditionally
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Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning application 7/2016/5090 (Demolition of north and south office blocks; change of use and external alterations to 'North Block' and 'South Block' to 43 open market apartments; change of use and external alterations to building 18 (Foundry House) and building 19 to five affordable dwellings; change of use of Pug Mill to B1 (offices); erection of five open market dwellings to the west of Levensdale; site wide landscaping and restoration works to the Scheduled Ancient Monument) for minor changes to front elevation, dropping of cill height to the terrace parapet, associated window changes and rainwater pipes
- Received
- 21 September 2023
- Council
- Lake District
- Ward
- Broughton & Coniston Ward
- ReceivedReceived21 Sep
- ValidatedValidated22 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date19 Oct
- DecidedDecided10 Oct
Decided in 18 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8QQ. Lake District has handled 309 applications of this type. This one was decided in 19 days, 5 weeks quicker than Lake District's typical decision time. 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.
74% of amendment 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
- Non material amendments
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Haverthwaite
- District
- South Lakeland
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 September 2023
- Target decision date
- 19 October 2023
- Application expires
- 23 October 2023
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 31 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12468700
- UPRN
- MAN000000000028164
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Heritage at Risk Register: Backbarrow Ironworks (unrepaired buildings including Pug Mill, storehouses and manager's…Part of the site
- National park: Lake District
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.
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Approval of details reserved by condition no. 8 of planning permission 7/2016/5090
Complies with ConditionDischarge of conditions7/2019/5453 - 201911 Jan
Approval of details reserved by condition 8 on planning application 7/2016/5090
Complies with ConditionDischarge of conditions7/2019/5038 - 201726 Jul
Confirmation of compliance with conditions 6,7,8,10,11,12,15 & 16 of planning application 7/2016/5090
Complies with ConditionDischarge of conditions7/2017/5504 - 201612 Feb
Demolition of north and south office blocks; change of use and external alterations to 'North Block' and…
ApprovedMajor full applicationPart of7/2016/5090
Planning history at this site
10 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202612 May
Approval of details reserved by condition 8 (hard/soft landscaping) condition 14 (windows and doors) and…
PendingDischarge of conditions7/2026/5254 - 202422 Aug
Installation of a solar array
WithdrawnFull Planning application7/2024/5477 - 202426 Jun
Approval of details reserved by condition 10 (Contamination) on planning permission 7/2016/5090
PendingDischarge of conditions7/2024/5362 - 202431 Jan
The conversion of the former Pug Mill and Laboratory Building into a new single dwelling including the…
PendingFull Planning application7/2024/5053 - 201911 Jan
Two illuminated fascia signs
ApprovedAdvertisement consent7/2019/5032 - 201911 Jan
Approval of details reserved by condition 5 on planning application 7/2017/5503
Complies with ConditionDischarge of conditions7/2019/5037 - 201911 Jan
Erection of external porches on four dwellings, erection of a bike storage building, and replacement of metal…
ApprovedFull Planning application7/2019/5036 - 201810 May
Non material amendment to planning approval ref. 7/2017/5503
ApprovedNon-material amendment7/2018/5289 - 201821 Feb
Physical alterations to the existing North and South Block, erection of a water booster pump station…
ApprovedNon-material amendment7/2018/5110 - 20178 Aug
Physical alterations to the existing North and South Block, erection of a water booster pump station…
ApprovedFull Planning application7/2017/5503
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