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25/0701 - Reserved Matters Approved

Proposal

Redevelopment Of Station Road Business Park, Including New Surface Car Park (Reserved Matters Application Pursuant To Outline Approval ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Dec 2025
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Validated
12 Jan 2026
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Consultation
7 Apr 2026
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Committee
15 Apr 2026
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Approved
15 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Committee · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Carlisle Planning Committee on 15 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would improve the gateway, heritage setting, highway safety and biodiversity, subject to conditions.
  • A member of the public objected over highways, flooding, electric vehicle provision, shelters, solar panels and other site arrangements.
  • The committee voted unanimously to approve the application, with six votes in favour and no votes against or abstentions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, representations, public speaking, committee vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Carlisle's committee minutes of 15 Apr 2026.

Documents 42

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Turkish Suite, the Pools
List entry 1393755 · 20 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
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 ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Special area of conservation 125 m away: River Eden
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.
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 125 m away: Town End Meadows, Little Asby 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.
Conservation area 13 m away: Carlisle City Centre
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 Carlisle built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
Carlisle
Application type
Reserved Matters
Postcode
CA2 5AH
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
12 Jan 2026
Ward
Currock
Parish
Carlisle
Case officer
Show
Decision
Grant Permission
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
BDP

How this decision compares

Decided in 93 days from validation, 31 days slower than Carlisle's median of 62 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 96% of commercial and major works here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
31decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Carlisle in the last twelve months, from validation. Carlisle decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
340169 555395
Neighbours
7 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
16 Jan 2026
Committee
15 Apr 2026