Utopia House, Lowca, Whitehaven
Approved on 10 November 2026
Council decision: Approve
Proposal
PROPOSED TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION TO CREATE AN ANNEXE
- Submitted
- 23 July 2026
- Council
- Copeland
- ReceivedSubmitted23 Jul
- ValidatedValidated23 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided10 Nov
Decided in 110 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a two storey side extension at UTOPIA HOUSE, LOWCA, WHITEHAVEN. Copeland has handled 1,032 applications of this type. This one was decided in 110 days, 8 weeks longer than Copeland's typical decision time. The site is in the Whitehaven Town Centre conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
Application details
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lowca
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Sarah Papaleo
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
Site 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 2026-11-03. 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.
Source: Copeland
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