Enw Egremont Electricity Substation, Woodend, Egremont Data via plota.co.uk

4/26/2285/0D1 Pending
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Application for a lawful development certificate for a proposed replacement transformer Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Nov 2026, from Copeland's recent lawful development certificates.

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Supporting Statement Supporting Statement View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Site Plan Site Plan View ↗ PDF Existing Site Plan and Location Existing Site Plan and Location View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations (1 of 2) Existing Elevations (1 of 2) View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations (2 of 2) Existing Elevations (2 of 2) View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations (1 of 2) Proposed Elevations (1 of 2) View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations (2 of 2) Proposed Elevations (2 of 2) View ↗

Application forms 1

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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: War Memorial and Railings to Enclosure, Grade II, about 20 m from the postcode pin · 7 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 ↗
Egremont 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 47 m away: Egremont 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 ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Egremont built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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

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.

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Important details

Council
Copeland
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Parish
Egremont
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
Fitzgerald Planning & Design

Decision outlook

Day 41 of the 56-day target. Copeland usually decides lawful development certificates by day 56.

Day 4115 days to the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
11decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Copeland in the last twelve months, from validation. Copeland decision record →

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