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Sellafield, Seascale

4/26/2286/0F1Awaiting decision
Prior approval
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

PRIOR NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED DEMOLITION – SINGLE STOREY SECTIONAL BUILDING COMPLEX

Submitted
16 September 2026
Council
Copeland
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated16 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at SELLAFIELD, SEASCALE. Copeland has handled 1,031 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address.

Application details

Parish
Beckermet with Thornhill

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant company

Sellafield Limited

Company number 01002607

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
16 Feb 1971 (55 years old)
Nature of business
Other service activities
Registered office
Warrington

3 other planning applications by this company in Copeland and Cumbria.

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Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Case officer
Heather Morrison

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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