Plots 9 & 12 Leconfield Industrial Estate, Cleator Moor Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full planning permission for the erection of 2no. Buildings for B2 general Industrial and ancillary office use, comprising 6,356sqm gea floorspace, associated car parking, hard and soft landscaping, associated infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements across the wider Leconfield Estate Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Copeland Planning Committee on 15 Apr 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- The agent supported the application, while no comments were received from neighbours or other members of the public.
- The committee voted unanimously to approve the application, subject to conditions and financial contributions for travel and highway improvements.
Source: Plota analysis of Copeland's committee minutes of 15 Apr 2026.
Documents 74
Decision & officer reports 4
Statements & assessments 24
Plans & drawings 23
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 11
Other documents 10
Site constraints 5
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 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 191 days from validation, 135 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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