Greenmoreside Farm, Seascale Data via plota.co.uk

4/26/2264/0N1 Approved

Proposal

Prior notification for the full demolition of a complex of vacant agricultural buildings (resubmission of 4/26/2212/0N1) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
19 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Seascale 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 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 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
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Parish
Beckermet with Thornhill
Case officer
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Decision
Approved
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 8 days faster than Copeland's median of 37 for prior approvals. Approved, as 100% of prior approvals here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
28decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Copeland in the last twelve months, from validation. 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