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St Marks Methodist Church, Moresby Parks, Whitehaven

4/26/2142/0F1Permitted

Proposal

CONVERSION OF FORMER REDUNDANT CHURCH TO A DWELLING WITH THE ADDITION OF A BALCONY AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL (RESUBMISSION OF 4/26/2018/0F1)

Received
13 May 2026
Decided
25 August 2026 · APPROVE
Council
Copeland
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received13 May
  2. Validated13 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Aug

Decided in 104 days

This is a planning application at ST MARKS METHODIST CHURCH, MORESBY PARKS, WHITEHAVEN. Copeland has handled 1,004 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 104 days, 7 weeks longer than Copeland's median. The site is in the Whitehaven Town Centre conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address.

Application Details

Reference
4/26/2142/0F1
Address
ST MARKS METHODIST CHURCH, MORESBY PARKS, WHITEHAVEN
Local Authority
Copeland
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Parish
Moresby

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
25 August 2026
Date Validated
13 May 2026
Date Submitted
13 May 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
APPROVE
Case Officer
Sarah Papaleo

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
11
Coordinates
54.547420, -3.588533
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Copeland

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    13 May

    CONVERSION OF FORMER REDUNDANT CHURCH TO A DWELLING WITH THE ADDITION OF A BALCONY AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL…

    This applicationApprovedApplication4/26/2142/0F1
  2. 2026
    20 Jan

    CONVERSION OF FORMER REDUNDANT CHURCH TO A DWELLING WITH THE ADDITION OF A BALCONY AT FIRST FLOOR LEVEL

    WithdrawnApplicationPart of4/26/2018/0F1

Planning constraints

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

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Whitehaven Town Centre
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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 2026-10-09. 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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