16 - 18 Fountain Street ULVERSTON LA12 7EQ
Pending
2026/0863/PACOU
Description
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 3, class MA, for change of use of an existing commercial property (Use Class E) to a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
Refused
11-13 Union Street ULVERSTON LA12 7HT
Replacement of all windows to first and second floor from single glazed timber windows to…
2024
Refused
11-13 Union Street ULVERSTON LA12 7HT
Replacement of all windows to first and second floor from single glazed timber windows to…
2024
Approved
Wellhead Fountain Street ULVERSTON LA12 7EQ
2 small evergreen cultivars (1 variegated, 1 non variegated) hard against the neighbourin…
2024
Approved
Wellhead Fountain Street ULVERSTON LA12 7EQ
2 small evergreen cultivars (1 variegated, 1 non variegated) hard against the neighbourin…
2024
With conditions
The Warehouse Buxton Place ULVERSTON LA12 7EF
Change of use from Live/Work unit (Use Class E(c)) to single dwelling (Use Class C3)
2024
With conditions
The Warehouse Buxton Place ULVERSTON LA12 7EF
Change of use from Live/Work unit (Use Class E(c)) to single dwelling (Use Class C3)
2024
Approved
25 Fountain Street ULVESRTON LA12 7EQ
T1 - Cherry - reduction of up to 3 metres, clear fence and neighbours wall T2 - Magnolia…
2024
Approved
25 Fountain Street ULVESRTON LA12 7EQ
T1 - Cherry - reduction of up to 3 metres, clear fence and neighbours wall T2 - Magnolia…
2024
Approved
The Old Laundry Back Lane ULVERSTON LA12 7EJ
Back row of shrubs with 2 cherries in - reduce by 2 metres Apple - Crown reduce by 3 mete…
2024
Approved
The Old Laundry Back Lane ULVERSTON LA12 7EJ
Back row of shrubs with 2 cherries in - reduce by 2 metres Apple - Crown reduce by 3 mete…
2024
With conditions
29 & 31 Fountain Street ULVERSTON LA12 7EQ
Listed Building Consent for the reroofing of 29 & 31 Fountain Street using Brazilian gree…
2024
With conditions
29 & 31 Fountain Street ULVERSTON LA12 7EQ
Listed Building Consent for the reroofing of 29 & 31 Fountain Street using Brazilian gree…
2024
Approved
Ashlands Church Walk ULVERSTON LA12 7EW
Fell T1 Ash tree dead with Ash Dieback 5 day notice of works under exemption – Dead
2024
Approved
Ashlands Church Walk ULVERSTON LA12 7EW
Fell T1 Ash tree dead with Ash Dieback 5 day notice of works under exemption – Dead
2023
With conditions
Ashlands, Church Walk, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EW
Single storey side extension forming garden room.
2023
With conditions
Ashlands, Church Walk, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EW
Single storey side extension forming garden room.
2023
Refused
Garage and garden site behind 7 Fountain Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EQ
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a new dwelling (Resubmission of SL/2022…
2023
Refused
Garage and garden site behind 7 Fountain Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EQ
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a new dwelling (Resubmission of SL/2022…
2023
Refused
Garage and garden site behind 7 Fountain Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EQ
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a new dwelling (Resubmission of SL/2022…
2023
Refused
Garage and garden site behind 7 Fountain Street, ULVERSTON, LA12 7EQ
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a new dwelling (Resubmission of SL/2022…
2016
Approved
Fountain Street Dental Surgery, 7 Fountain Street, Ulverston, LA12 7EQ
Remove Eucalyptus. Remove Leylandi.
2016
With conditions
16/18 Union Street, Ulverston, LA12 7HT
Temporary removal of boundary wall to allow culvert repair works and re building of wall
2016
With conditions
16/18 Union Street, Ulverston, LA12 7HT
Temporary removal of boundary wall to allow culvert repair works and re building of wall
2016
Approved
Trees off Union Street, Ulverston, LA12 7HT
T1, T2, T3 Cherry trees - Crown reduce by 25% Garden Trees and Bushes - Fell Tree 4 Sycam…
2016
Approved
Trees off Union Street, Ulverston, LA12 7HT
T1, T2, T3 Cherry trees - Crown reduce by 25% Garden Trees and Bushes - Fell Tree 4 Sycam…
Westmorland and Furness
Planning Authority Score
2.8/10
Poor
#240 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Westmorland and Furness is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #234 out of 292. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).
Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Westmorland and Furness decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #90 of 292
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #161 of 292
51%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #234 of 292
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #239 of 292
85%
Minor dwellings approved
72 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
132 decided
1,223
Total decisions
95 refused in 2025