21 South Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9RU Data via plota.co.uk

CAT/2026/0008 - Works to Trees in a conservation area Approved

Proposal

T1 - Cypress - Fell T2 - Cypress - Fell T3 - Cypress - Fell T4 - Cypress - Fell Tree are outgrowing their location damaging wall and footway. Also causing lack of light in neighbouring gardens. They have been reduced multiple times causing the trees to be unbalanced. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 14 Sept 2026, 11:04

Application progress

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Received

around 22 Apr 2026

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Approved

around 1 Jun 2026

Approved around 1 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Site constraints 7

10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Nos 24-28 and Cobbled Paving in Front of Nos 24 to 28 (Even), Grade II, about 29 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 9 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 10 with distances

29 mNos 24-28 and Cobbled Paving in Front of Nos 24 to 28 (Even)Grade II
57 mChrist ChurchGrade II
115 mNorham HouseGrade II*
116 m65-69, Main StreetGrade II
118 m73-85, MAIN STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
131 mBush HotelGrade II
139 m49,51, Main StreetGrade II
143 mGrecian Villa (County Fire Office)Grade II
149 m70,72,74,74a,76,78,80,82, Main StreetGrade II
149 m45,47, Main StreetGrade II

Historic England ↗

Cockermouth conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Special area of conservation about 232 m away: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

SSSI about 232 m away: Buttermere SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Cockermouth built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.