It has been yet another busy week for our reporters, providing you with the key planning and development stories in your area.

Here, you can take a look at just five of the stories you might have missed across the past seven days.

Major plans submitted by BAE Systems in Barrow

Plans have been lodged by BAE Systems to build a new ‘state of the art’ four-storey research and development facility in Barrow capable of housing hundreds of employees.

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Setback for Bowness bar's plan to 'compete'

Bosses of Lago in Bowness applied to the council to grant a variation to its premises licence to allow customers to drink outside – if a pavement licence was subsequently granted to the establishment.

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Work to convert bar into HMO begins

In October, members of the planning committee for Barrow approved plans to turn the former Costello's pub on Ramsden Street into an eight-bedroom HMO. 

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Specialist appointed for Millom Arts and Enterprise Centre

A team of experts have been appointed for the creation of a new arts and enterprise centre.

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Zip wire tourist attraction plans set to be approved

The site is currently a working quarry operated by Burlington Stone and it is located south-west of the village of Elterwater.

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