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3 Catherine Street, Whitehaven

4/21/2139/0F1AmendmentApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 23 November 2021

Council decision: APPROVE

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

INSTALLATION OF NEW WINDOWS & DOORS TO PRINCIPAL ELEVATION, ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION WITH REAR DORMER ALONG WITH INTERNAL ALTERATIONS (DEMOLITION WORKS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION) TO FACILITATE CHANGE OF USE OF BUILDING TO FORM 6 FLATS - REVISION TO SCHEME APPROVED UNDER REFERENCE 4/19/2115/0F1

Submitted
31 March 2021
Council
Copeland
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Nov

Decided in 237 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 3 CATHERINE STREET, WHITEHAVEN. Copeland has handled 109 applications of this type. This one was decided in 237 days, 26 weeks longer than Copeland's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitehaven Town Centre conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address.

100% of amendment 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
Amendment
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Whitehaven

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2021

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)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Whitehaven Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: 80, Lowther StreetOn this site · +2 more
  • Brownfield land register: Whitehaven Medical Centre, 3 Catherine Street, WhitehavenRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (21)

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 and heritage coasts.

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

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© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2022
    8 Sep

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 3 OF PLANNING APPROVAL 4/21/2139/0F1

    PendingDischarge of conditions4/22/2366/DOC
  2. 2021
    31 Mar

    INSTALLATION OF NEW WINDOWS & DOORS TO PRINCIPAL ELEVATION, ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION WITH REAR…

    This applicationApprovedAmendment4/21/2139/0F1
  3. 2021
    31 Mar

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT FOR CONVERSION OF BUILDING TO A RESIDENTIAL USE INCLUDING INTERNAL ALTERATIONS, REAR…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside4/21/2140/0L1

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