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Planning

Building Control The Building Control Department deals with a range of services, these include: Processing and approving plans deposited under the Building Regulations, including site…

Building Control

Building Control The Building Control Department deals with a range of services, these include: Processing and approving plans deposited under the Building Regulations, including site visits to…

Development Control

Development Control The purpose of the Development Control Service is to protect amenity and the environment and ensure that change is managed, in the public interest. It is not designed to…

Planning Policy

Introduction to Planning Policy in Barrow Borough The Planning Policy Section is responsible for preparing the planning policy, through consultation with local communities, which sets the broad…

Mapping

Access to Barrow Councils Online Mapping System Open Data - Open Data provided by Barrow Borough Council Web Mapping Service The web mapping service is tested with the following internet…

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Building Control

The Building Control Department deals with a range of services, these include:

  • Processing and approving plans deposited under the Building Regulations, including site visits to check these are adhered to;

  • Dangerous structures;

  • Demolitions;

  • Street naming and numbering; and

  • Safety at Sports Grounds.

  • We are separate from the Development Control (Planning) process but we work very closely with them.

Planning

The Development Control (Planning) department deals with the processing and determination of a wide range of applications some of which include:

  • Planning Permission
  • Listed building consent
  • Advertisement consent
  • Works to trees
  • Lawful Development Certificates
  • Changes of use, etc.

A pre-application advisory service is also available.

Planning Policy

The Planning Policy Section prepares the planning policy, through consultation with local communities, which sets the broad framework for acceptable development in the Borough.

These policies give residents, businesses and developers an indication of what type and scale of development is appropriate and are used to determine planning applications.