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Sellafield Site, Seascale, CA20 1PG

SCR-4/26/58OutlineAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Request for a Screening Opinion on a proposed new Waste Handling Facility.

Received
29 October 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
Cumbria
  1. Received29 Oct
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Sellafield Site, Seascale, CA20 1PG,. Cumbria has handled 10 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 180 applications in total for the CA20 postcode area.

100% of all applications at Cumbria were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 12 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CA20 1PG
Application type
Outline
Scale / size
Medium
District
Copeland Borough Council

Planning application dates

Validated
29 October 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.

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Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Richard Cryer (07827 843131)

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)

Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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: Cumbria

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