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6 Scotch Street, Whitehaven

4/20/2315/0F1HeritageApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 8 October 2020

Council decision: APPROVE

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

CONVERSION TO PROVIDE 4 NO. RESIDENTIAL FLATS; REPLACE EXISTING VENT EXTRACT WITH WINDOW TO FRONT ELEVATION; NEW CONSERVATION ROOFLIGHT TO REAR PITCH OF MAIN BUILDING; NEW DOORS AND IRONMONGERY TO REAR ELEVATION OF PREVIOUS EXTENSION; NEW CONSERVATION PLATEAU ROOFLIGHTS AND LIGHTWELL WITHIN FLAT ROOFED AREA OF PREVIOUS EXTENSION FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF VENTILATION PLANT AND ACCESS LADDERS

Submitted
17 August 2020
Council
Copeland
  1. Received17 Aug
  2. Validated17 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Oct

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for an extension at 6 SCOTCH STREET, WHITEHAVEN. Copeland has handled 75 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Copeland's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitehaven Town Centre conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.

100% of heritage applications at Copeland were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Heritage
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Whitehaven

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 August 2020

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Next to the site
  • Conservation area: Whitehaven Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: 4-8, Scotch StreetOn this site · +2 more
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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    17 Aug

    CONVERSION TO PROVIDE 4 NO. RESIDENTIAL FLATS; REPLACE EXISTING VENT EXTRACT WITH WINDOW TO FRONT ELEVATION…

    This applicationApprovedHeritage4/20/2315/0F1
  2. 2020
    17 Aug

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR CONVERSION TO PROVIDE 4 NO. RESIDENTIAL FLATS; REPLACE EXISTING VENT EXTRACT WITH…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside4/20/2316/0L1

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