69 Lowther Street, Whitehaven

4/25/2265/0F1AmendmentApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 10 November 2025

Council decision: APPROVE

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

CHANGE OF USE OF GROUND FLOOR OF FORMER HSBC BANK TO ‘SPEAKEASY’ CAFÉ BAR WITH OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS TO REAR AND FRONT INCLUDING THE INSTALLATION OF RAILINGS ALONG THE ROAD FRONTAGE, THE FORMATION OF NEW DOOR OPENING WITH EXTERNAL STEPS IN SIDE (SOUTHEAST) ELEVATION AND ALTERATION OF WINDOW TO DOOR IN REAR (NORTHEAST) ELEVATION

Submitted: 29 July 2025
Council: Copeland

ReceivedSubmitted29 Jul
ValidatedValidated29 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided10 Nov

Decided in 104 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 69 LOWTHER STREET, WHITEHAVEN. Copeland has handled 109 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 7 weeks longer than Copeland's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitehaven Town Centre conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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: 29 July 2025

Additional information

Documents: 24

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Whitehaven Town Centre
Listed building: Grade II: Clydesdale BankOn or next to this site

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.

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