Unit A1, Cleator Mills, Cleator Data via plota.co.uk

4/26/2297/0F1 Pending
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of unit from dog training studio (use class sui generis) to gym (use Class E(d)) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Supporting Statement Supporting Statement View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Flood Risk Assessment View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Location Plan Location Plan View ↗ PDF Site Plan Site Plan View ↗ PDF Existing Floor Plan Existing Floor Plan View ↗ PDF Proposed Floor Plan Proposed Floor Plan View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Coast to Coast about 3 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Special area of conservation about 133 m away: River Ehen
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Leonard, Grade II, about 42 m from the postcode pin · 3 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 ↗
SSSI about 133 m away: River Ehen (Ennerdale Water to Keekle Confluence) 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.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Cleator Moor 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 · 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
29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Parish
Cleator Moor
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Decision outlook

Day 29 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.

Day 2927 days to the 56-day target
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:
Change of use

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