Planning application
51 ROPER STREET/14 COATES LANE, WHITEHAVEN
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
CONVERSION OF UPPER FLOORS TO CREATE 3 NO NEW FLATS, INCLUDING ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS
As published by the council, reference 4/25/2401/0F1
Application record
- Reference
- 4/25/2401/0F1
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- APPROVE
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 11 Mar 2026
- Parish
- Whitehaven
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Nov 2025
Received by Cumberland
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11 Mar 2026
Decision issued: APPROVE
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14 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Cumberland is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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