Woodland Nurseries, Stamford Hill, Lowca Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of new glasshouse for plant production facility as an extension to existing nursery, with associated drainage and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Nov 2025 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Copeland Planning Committee on 26 Nov 2025.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because economic benefits marginally outweighed landscape and residential amenity harm, subject to conditions.
- The committee voted unanimously to grant permission subject to conditions and delegated authority over the conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Copeland's committee minutes of 26 Nov 2025.
Documents 35
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 10
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 13
Other documents 4
Site constraints 4
Checked on 19 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 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 142 days from validation, 86 days slower than Copeland's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Copeland to go on. Copeland decision record →
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.
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