Sycamores, the Groves, Whitehaven Data via plota.co.uk

4/25/2365/0F1 Approved

Proposal

Replacement of existing carport structure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Oct 2025
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Approved
19 Dec 2025
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Appeal allowed
21 May 2026

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Whitehaven built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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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Important details

Council
Copeland
Received
27 Oct 2025
Validated
27 Oct 2025
Parish
Whitehaven
Case officer
Show
Decision
APPROVE
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Appeal
Allowed · 21 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003214 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
143,608decided in the last year

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
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