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Former Magistrates Court, Catherine Street, Whitehaven

4/21/2412/0F1HeritageApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 8 November 2021

Council decision: APPROVE

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Proposal

APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEMOLITION & SITE CLEARANCE IN A CONSERVATION AREA - FORMER MAGISTRATES COURT BUILDING

Submitted
14 September 2021
Council
Copeland
  1. Received14 Sep
  2. Validated14 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Nov

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at FORMER MAGISTRATES COURT, CATHERINE STREET, WHITEHAVEN. Copeland has handled 75 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Whitehaven Town Centre conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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
14 September 2021

Additional information

Documents
10

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 or next to this site · +1 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.

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

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    3 Mar

    PROPOSED 24 HOUR CAR PARK (INTERIM USE)

    ApprovedApplication4/22/2114/0F1

Source: Copeland

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