Building 3, Discovery Park (former Alcan Works) , Distington Bypass, Workington, CA14 4HX Data via plota.co.uk
CLDP/2026/0005 - Lawful development
Approved
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development proposed for B2/research and development of industrial processes/testing of equipment/associated staff training Data via plota.co.uk
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Validated
1 Jun 2026
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Received
around 3 Jun 2026
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Approved
around 25 Jun 2026
Approved around 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Sept 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project about 2000 m away: Dean Moor Solar Farm; Inside the Distington built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Allerdale
- Application type
- Lawful development
- Postcode
- CA14 4HX
- Received
- around 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Harrington
- Parish
- Winscales CP
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Grant
- Decision date
- around 25 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Alastair Skelton
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 14 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2024
Approved
Lillyhall Park and Ride, Workington, CA14 4HX
Bus stop waiting shelter at existing park and ride facility
2024
Approved
Lillyhall Park and Ride, Workington, CA14 4HX
Bus stop waiting shelter at existing park and ride facility
2023
Approved
Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, CA14 4HX
Development of vacant land for provision of proposed vehicle rental centre, with proposed…
2023
Approved
Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, CA14 4HX
Development of vacant land for provision of proposed vehicle rental centre, with proposed…
2023
Approved
Lillyhall Park and Ride, Off A596, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Workington, CA14 4HX
2no bus stop waiting shelters at existing Lillyhall park and ride facility
2023
Approved
Lillyhall Park and Ride, Off A596, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Workington, CA14 4HX
2no bus stop waiting shelters at existing Lillyhall park and ride facility
2022
Approved
Dobies Business Park, Unit 4, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, CA14 4HX
Prior notification for the Installation of Solar Photovoltaics panels to unit 4
2022
Approved
Dobies Business Park, Unit 4, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, CA14 4HX
Prior notification for the Installation of Solar Photovoltaics panels to unit 4
2022
Approved
Dobies Business Park, Unit 2, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, CA14 4HX
Prior notification for the Installation of solar photovoltaics panels to roof of unit 2
2022
Approved
Dobies Business Park, Unit 1, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, CA14 4HX
Prior notification for the Installation of solar Photovoltaics equipment on the available…
2022
Approved
Dobies Business Park, Unit 2, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, CA14 4HX
Prior notification for the Installation of solar photovoltaics panels to roof of unit 2
2022
Approved
Dobies Business Park, Unit 1, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, CA14 4HX
Prior notification for the Installation of solar Photovoltaics equipment on the available…
2022
Approved
Unit 3 Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, Workington CA14 4HX
Erection of detached car showroom adjacent to existing SEAT dealership
2022
Approved
Unit 3 Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, Workington CA14 4HX
Erection of detached car showroom adjacent to existing SEAT dealership
2022
Approved
Land adjacent A596/Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Workington, CA14 4HX
Erection of a building for use as a Builders' Merchant (storage, distribution, trade coun…
2022
Approved
Land adjacent A596/Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Workington, CA14 4HX
Erection of a building for use as a Builders' Merchant (storage, distribution, trade coun…
2021
Approved
Unit 4, Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall, Workington, CA14 4HX
“Change of use from leisure to office including elevation changes and flexible office lay…
2021
Approved
Unit 4, Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall, Workington, CA14 4HX
“Change of use from leisure to office including elevation changes and flexible office lay…
2021
Approved
Dobies Business Park, Unit 3, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, CA14 4HX
Re-submission of application FUL/2021/0052 for the erection of detached car showroom adja…
2021
Approved
Dobies Business Park, Unit 3, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, CA14 4HX
Re-submission of application FUL/2021/0052 for the erection of detached car showroom adja…
2018
Approved
Xtreme Fitness, Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall West, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4HX
Siting of two portable cabins to provide additional office space
2016
Withdrawn
Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4HX
Proposal to erect 4 wind turbines at 31m to hub height and 48m to tip height.
2016
Withdrawn
Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4HX
Proposal to erect 4 wind turbines at 31m to hub height and 48m to tip height.
2016
Approved
Units 1 3 Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4HX
Proposed advertisement consent for 4 fascia signs, 2 pylon signs, 1 demonstrator sign, 1…
2016
Approved
Units 1 3 Dobies Business Park, Lillyhall Industrial Estate, Lillyhall, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 4HX
Proposed advertisement consent for 4 fascia signs, 2 pylon signs, 1 demonstrator sign, 1…
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Building 3, Discovery Park (former Alcan Works) , Distington Bypass, Workington, CA14 4HX
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