Our Local Democracy Reporter has been as busy as ever, providing you with all the key planning stories in the area.
Here are five planning application results from across Barrow and Furness you might have missed recently.
Cafe decision reached
The Bluebird Cafe in Coniston will now be able to expand its premises.
Read more: Lake District: Bluebird Café in Coniston extension approved | The Mail (nwemail.co.uk)
Former bank to become a cafe
The Lake District National Park Authority has approved plans to transform the former Barclays Bank at Skylark House in Ambleside into a café.
Church to be converted into flats
The council is in line to give the green light to plans to transform a former Methodist church in Dalton into flats and houses.
New HMO in Barrow
The council is set to approve plans for a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) in Barrow.
Read more: Council set to approve HMO plan on Brighton Street, Barrow | The Mail (nwemail.co.uk)
Empty shops to be converted into 'apart-hotel'
Empty retail and workshop units in Barrow will be converted into an ‘upmarket accommodation facility’.
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