The Old Police House, High Lorton, Cockermouth, CA13 9UL

7/2026/2161Full Planning applicationAwaiting decision

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Proposal

Proposed single storey extension to the side of the house

Received: 3 September 2026
Decision due: 28 October 2026
Council: Lake District
Ward: Bothel and Wharrels Ward

ReceivedReceived3 Sep
ValidatedValidated9 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date28 Oct
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at The Old Police House, High Lorton, Cockermouth, CA13 9UL. Lake District has handled 64 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 91 applications across Bothel and Wharrels Ward. We hold 1,181 applications in total for the CA13 postcode area.

91% of full planning applications at Lake District were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: CA13 9UL
Application type: Full Planning application
Parish: Lorton

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Architect profile: WK DESIGN ARCHITECTS LTD

Planning decision

Case officer: Phil Nicholls

Additional information

Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
National park: Lake District
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.

Source: Lake District

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