Lake District National Park
Lake District National Park/7/2026/5254
Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8QQ
- Reference
- Lake District National Park/7/2026/5254
- Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Application type
- Confirmation of compliance with condition attached to planning permission
- Address
- Former Backbarrow Ironworks, Backbarrow, Cumbria, LA12 8QQ
- Postcode
- LA12 8QQ
- Status
- Application being considered
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Started
- 21 May 2026
- Source council
- Lake District National Park
- Council source record
- View public record
- Public data licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Record updated
- 20 Jun 2026
- SEO index generated
- 24 Jul 2026
Location
Approximate location
Proposal
Approval of details reserved by condition 8 (hard/soft landscaping) condition 14 (windows and doors) and condition 16 (external lighting) on planning permission 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
Key dates
- Received 12 May 2026
- Validated 21 May 2026
- Started 21 May 2026
Planning history / related applications
No related planning applications have been identified in the current public OGL dataset.
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