24, Market Place, Cockermouth, CA13 9NQ Data via plota.co.uk

FUL/2026/0091 - Change of use Approved

Proposal

Change of Use from a retail beer shop (Use Class E) to a mixed use drinking establishment (sui generis) and retail beer shop (Use Class E). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 14 Sept 2026, 10:53

Application progress

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Validated

30 Jun 2026

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Received

around 3 Jul 2026

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Approved

around 10 Aug 2026

Approved around 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Associated applications 2

FullApproved10 Aug 2026FUL/2026/0091This application
Change of Use from a retail beer shop (Use Class E) to a mixed use drinking establishment (sui generis) and retail beer shop…
Conditions 4, 5 varied
- VariationVariation of Conditions 4 (opening hours) and 5 (music) for change of use from a retail beer…16 Aug 2026VAR/2026/0013

Site constraints 9

39 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 14-28, Market Place, Grade II, about 20 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 30 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 39 with distances

20 m14-28, Market PlaceGrade II
29 m11-23, Market PlaceGrade II
34 m9, Market PlaceGrade II
35 m4,6, Market PlaceGrade II
45 m2,4, CastlegateGrade II
45 m3-7, Market PlaceGrade II
46 m6, CastlegateGrade II*
50 m8, CastlegateGrade II
55 mSUN INNGrade II
57 m10, CastlegateGrade II
63 m5,7, CastlegateGrade II*
63 m1,3, CastlegateGrade II
64 m9, CastlegateGrade II
64 mKirkgate CornerGrade II
65 m11,13, CastlegateGrade II
69 m30,30a, Market PlaceGrade II
70 m33,35, Market PlaceGrade II
83 mCastlegate HouseGrade II*
86 m38,40 and 42, Market PlaceGrade II*
90 m10,12, St Helens StreetGrade II
94 m44, Market PlaceGrade II
101 m46, Market PlaceGrade II
105 mNo 13 and Cobbled Forecourt to No 13Grade II
106 mGarden Walls of the Castle South of Bowling Green HouseGrade II
113 mCocker BridgeGrade II
117 mChurch of All SaintsGrade II*
125 mEastern Range of Buildings Lord Egremont's Estate Office and the Office of the Westmorland Green Slate CompanyGrade I
126 mTown HallGrade II
128 mThe Old CourthouseGrade II
128 mGatepiers at Entrance to All Saints ChurchyardGrade II
128 m17-25, KirkgateGrade II
130 mSouthern Range of Buildings, Adjoining the Flag Tower (Including Garages, Store Rooms and Castle CottageGrade I
131 m1-21, ST HELENS STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
137 m4, Main StreetGrade II
143 mBowling Green House in Grounds of Cockermouth CastleGrade II
145 mPump Inside the Outer GatehouseGrade I
145 mOuter GatehouseGrade I
147 mNo 31 and Cobbled Forecourt to No 31Grade II
147 m26-34, St Helens 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 ↗

Special area of conservation about 105 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.

Scheduled monument about 88 m away: Cockermouth Castle: medieval enclosure castle and site of earlier motte and bailey castle

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

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

SSSI about 105 m away: Buttermere SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Cockermouth built-up area; Heritage at risk about 88 m away: Cockermouth Castle bell tower and kitchen tower.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.