Dower House, 22 Portland Square, Workington, CA14 4BW Data via plota.co.uk

WTPO/2026/0015 - Consent under Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

50% reduction to x7 lime trees in rear garden Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 22 Sept 2026, 20:34

Application progress

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Received

around 12 May 2026

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Approved

around 22 Sept 2026

Approved around 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Plan Plans · 12 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Tree Works 1_Redacted Application Form · 12 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

20 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 15a, 17 and 19, Portland Square, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 20 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 20 with distances

4 m15a, 17 and 19, Portland SquareGrade II
14 m21, Portland SquareGrade II
25 mThe (Peat) Memorial ObeliskGrade II
33 mNo.18 and Adjoining HouseGrade II
35 mUnited ClubGrade II
58 mWorkington Veterans ClubGrade II
59 mLamp-Post Opposite Green Dragon HotelGrade II
60 mGreen Dragon HotelGrade II
67 m1, Christian StreetGrade II
69 mCurwen and Co. SolicitorsGrade II
74 m10, Portland StreetGrade II
82 m11, Christian StreetGrade II
87 m8, Portland StreetGrade II
106 mNo 1 and Adjoining Shops and Extension WallGrade II
109 m28 and 30, Curwen StreetGrade II
117 m15, Curwen StreetGrade II
119 mNos. 11 and 13 and Rear CottageGrade II
119 m1 and 3, Market PlaceGrade II
120 m7 and 9, Curwen StreetGrade II
141 m6, Market PlaceGrade II

Historic England ↗

Portland Square, Workington 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.

Registered park or garden about 83 m away: Workington Hall

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Scheduled monument about 206 m away: Workington Hall tower house and later medieval fortified house; Special area of conservation about 481 m away: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake; SSSI about 446 m away: Buttermere SSSI; Inside the Workington built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 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 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.

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