Alexander House, Chapel Lane, Bootle, Cumbria, LA19 5UE Data via plota.co.uk

7/2026/4040 - CLPUD - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development Approved

Proposal

Use of one existing internal room as a community room Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Consultation
7 Aug 2026
Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 14

Water Supply and WasteArea of special control for advertsRisk of Flooding from Surface WaterPrevious planning applicationsSites and monuments record (SMR)Planning enquiryMineral Safeguarding Arean/a (policies not applicable e.g. LDC application)
Lake District National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
World heritage site: The English Lake District
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Water Supply and WasteCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Area of special control for advertsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Risk of Flooding from Surface WaterCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Previous planning applicationsCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Sites and monuments record (SMR)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Planning enquiryCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Mineral Safeguarding AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
n/a (policies not applicable e.g. LDC application)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Bootle (Cumberland) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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

Application type
CLPUD - Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development
Postcode
LA19 5UE
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Millom Without Ward
Parish
Bootle
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Certificate of Lawfulness Granted
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 10 days slower than Lake District's median of 51 for changes of use. Approved, as 78% of changes of use here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Lake District in the last twelve months, from validation. Lake District decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
7 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026