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36 St Helens Street, Cockermouth CA13 9HX

HOU/2026/0090Householder planning permissionRefused
Householder

Refused on 4 August 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Removal of dangerous chimney stack to roof line, re-roof and replacing of front windows to upvc sash (Retrospective)

Submitted
22 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Allerdale
Ward
Cockermouth North
  1. Received22 Jun
  2. Validated22 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Jul
  5. Decided4 Aug

Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a roof replacement at 36 St Helens Street, Cockermouth CA13 9HX. Allerdale has handled 3,398 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Allerdale's typical decision time. The site is in the Cockermouth conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Cockermouth North. We hold 1,181 applications in total for the CA13 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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Why it was refused

  1. permission are: The unauthorised development, including the removal of a chimney, re roof and replacement windows by virtue of their finish and modern materials, would introduce an unsympathetic form of development which would diminish the character of the building, failing to conserve and enhance the character and appearance of the adjacent listed buildings and Cockermouth Conservation Area, resulting in less than significant harm which is not outweighed by any public benefits. In the absence of detailed drawings and sufficient evidence, the applicant has failed to demonstrate that the proposal achieves a satisfactory standard of development which would respect its current form. The proposal is therefore contrary to policies S4, S27, DM14 and DM15 of the Allerdale Local Plan Part 1 (2014) and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CA13 9HX
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cockermouth CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 June 2026
Target decision date
20 July 2026
Application expires
17 August 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14983274
Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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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