2, Fern Bank, Cockermouth, CA13 0DF Data via plota.co.uk

CAT/2026/0016 - Works to Trees in a conservation area Approved

Proposal

T1 - Yew. Raise crown of by 1-2m to give building clearance and allow light to garden T2 - Sycamore. Remove lowest limb back to main stem over building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Received
around 11 Aug 2026
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Approved
around 22 Sept 2026

Approved around 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Cockermouth 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation about 251 m away: River Derwent & Bassenthwaite Lake
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.
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 1-8, Fern Bank, Grade II, about 50 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 251 m away: Buttermere SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Cockermouth built-up area.
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, 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
Allerdale
Application type
Works to Trees in a conservation area
Postcode
CA13 0DF
Received
around 11 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Cockermouth South
Parish
Cockermouth CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
around 22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tom Sherriff

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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