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52 Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2AZ

FUL/2026/0099Full planning permissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed change of use from former Age Concern shop into a fast food takeaway and a restaurant convenience store/supermarket. Retrospective application for windows/shopfront

Submitted
29 July 2026
Decision due
26 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Allerdale
Ward
St Michael's
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated29 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 52 Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2AZ. Allerdale has handled 3,398 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Brow Top, Workington conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across St Michael's. We hold 1,217 applications in total for the CA14 postcode area.

99% of full applications at Allerdale were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CA14 2AZ
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Workington CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 July 2026
Application expires
23 September 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Emma Aram
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Brow Top, Workington
  • Listed building: Grade II: 52, Finkle SteetOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Allerdale

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