52 Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2AZ Data via plota.co.uk

FUL/2026/0099 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Proposed change of use from former Age Concern shop into a fast food takeaway and a restaurant convenience store/supermarket. Retrospective application for windows/shopfront Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Validated
29 Jul 2026
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Received
around 1 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Oct 2026, from Allerdale's recent full applications.

Documents 18

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 52, Finkle Steet, Grade II, about 28 m from the postcode pin · 3 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.
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Historic England ↗
Brow Top, 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Workington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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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Important details

Council
Allerdale
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
CA14 2AZ
Received
around 1 Aug 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
St Michael's
Parish
Workington CP
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Richard Lindsay

Decision outlook

Day 67 of the 56-day target. Allerdale usually decides full applications by day 70.

Day 673 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
37%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
141decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Allerdale in the last twelve months, from validation. Allerdale decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
2 objecting1 neutral

67% object · below the UK average of 75%

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗