14 St Georges Terrace, Millom Data via plota.co.uk

4/26/2305/0F1 Pending
Change of useSchools, care & communityExtensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Conversion, restoration and extension to create a museum, café and outreach centre including erection of replacement ground floor extension, second floor dormer extension & rear external escape stairs Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 27 Nov 2026, from Copeland's recent extensions.

Documents 10

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design, Access and Heritage Statement Design, Access and Heritage Statement View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Site Plan Site Plan View ↗ PDF Demolition Plan Demolition Plan View ↗ PDF Floor Plans Floor Plans View ↗ PDF Plans Plans View ↗ PDF Elevations Elevations View ↗ PDF Elevation Plan Elevation Plan View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Replacement Window Schedule Replacement Window Schedule View ↗ PDF Material Schedule Material Schedule View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Millom conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Ramsar wetland 369 m away: Morecambe Bay and Duddon Estuary; Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 373 m away: Duddon Mosses SSSI; Inside the Millom built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
2 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Parish
Millom
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
John Coward Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Copeland usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
80%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
88decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings