Old Post Office, Backbarrow, Ulverston, LA12 8PZ
Proposal
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse into two dwellinghouses
- Received
- 7 August 2026
- Council
- Lake District
- Ward
- Grange and Cartmel Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted7 Aug
- ValidatedValidated7 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a change of use at Old Post Office, Backbarrow, Ulverston, LA12 8PZ. Lake District has handled 7,023 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. It was submitted on 7 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Grange and Cartmel Ward. We hold 1,991 applications in total for the LA12 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- 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.
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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).
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