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FORMER MARCHON CHEMICAL FACTORY, HIGH ROAD, WHITEHAVEN

Status unknown Cumberland 4/21/2432/0F1 Outline

Works: New dwelling

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Proposal

HYBRID APPLICATION SEEKING FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE ERECTION OF 139 RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS (C3), NEW VEHICULAR ACCESSES OFF HIGH ROAD, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUTLINE PLANNING PERMISSION FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT UNITS, RETAIL (E(A,B,C,E,F), F2(A) AND ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED OTHER THAN ACCESS.

As published by the council, reference 4/21/2432/0F1

Application record

Reference
4/21/2432/0F1
Type
Outline
Received
28 Sep 2021
Validated
28 Sep 2021
Parish
Whitehaven

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2021

    Received by Cumberland

  2. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 November 2021, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Cumberland took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

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