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M Sport, Dovenby Hall Estate, Dovenby, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0PH

VAR/2020/0507Removal/variation of conditionsApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 18 November 2021

Planning committee

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

Proposal

Section 73 application for removal of condition 16 from planning permission 2/2014/0350 for the demolition of up to seven buildings including School House, Hodgson House and Howard House. Full planning application for M Sport Evaluation Centre (B1), testing and evaluation facility (2.5km in length) (Sui Generis), car parking (242 spaces), earthworks including sound attenuation bunds, surface water attenuation ponds, grounds maintenance shed incorporating fuel store (B1 & B8) and separate underground fuel tank. Temporary widening of eastern access from A594 for construction vehicles. Outline planning application for future expansion space of 5000sqm (use class B1), Offices 2450sqm (B1), 60 bed Hotel 6000sqm (C1) all to include associated parking and external works

Submitted
21 December 2020
Decision level
Planning committee
Council
Allerdale
Ward
Broughton St Bridgets Ward - Historic
  1. Received21 Dec
  2. Validated21 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Mar
  5. Decided18 Nov

Decided in 332 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at M Sport, Dovenby Hall Estate, Dovenby, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0PH. Allerdale has handled 331 applications of this type. This one was decided in 332 days, 40 weeks longer than Allerdale's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,181 applications in total for the CA13 postcode area.

99% of conditions 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
CA13 0PH
Application type
Removal/variation of conditions
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Bridekirk CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 December 2020
Target decision date
22 March 2021
Committee meeting
6 July 2021
Application expires
19 November 2021

Planning decision

Statutory period
333 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09366219
Documents
72

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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