Land at Preston Street, Preston Street, Whitehaven Data via plota.co.uk

4/26/2080/DOC Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

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Received
12 Mar 2026
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Approved
16 Mar 2026

Approved on 16 Mar 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 6

PDF Decision Notice 4/23/2314/0F1 Decision Notice 4/23/2314/0F1 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report View ↗ PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice View ↗ PDF Decision Notice 4/23/2314/0F1 Decision Notice 4/23/2314/0F1 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report View ↗ PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice View ↗

Application forms 2

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Consultation & comments 2

PDF Consultee Response - Historic Environment Officer 12/03/2026 Consultee Response - Historic Environment Officer 12/03/2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response - Historic Environment Officer 12/03/2026 Consultee Response - Historic Environment Officer 12/03/2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 3

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.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Whitehaven built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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
Copeland
Received
12 Mar 2026
Validated
12 Mar 2026
Parish
Whitehaven
Case officer
Show
Decision
APPROVE
Decision date
16 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Harris Partnership
Cumberland
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#151 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Cumberland is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #239 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Cumberland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #9 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #30 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #239 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #189 of 296
87%
Minor dwellings approved
128 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
108 decided
1,169
Total decisions
49 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings