30, Main Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9LQ Data via plota.co.uk

FUL/2026/0087 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Proposed installation of 10 AC condenser units to side alley. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Validated
26 Jun 2026
✓
Received
around 29 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 105.

Site constraints 9

27 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 16-22, Main Street, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 23 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.
Show all 27 with distances
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 ↗
Cockermouth 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 ↗
Special area of conservation about 58 m away: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake
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.
SSSI about 58 m away: Buttermere 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument about 121 m away: Cockermouth Castle: medieval enclosure castle and site of earlier motte and bailey 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Cockermouth built-up area.
Not affected
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.

Building

Floor area332 m² (3,574 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 65)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Allerdale
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
CA13 9LQ
Received
around 29 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Cockermouth North
Parish
Cockermouth CP
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
John Spivey

Decision outlook

Day 105, past the statutory target. 65% of full applications in Allerdale are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 10549 days past the 56-day target
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

2comments received
1 neutral1 supporting

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.