Planning application
Electricity Distribution Site, Westnewton Road, Aspatria
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The proposed erection of a new switch building, considered to be ’permitted development’ under Schedule 2 Part 15 Class B e) (Electricity Undertakings) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) (the GPDO).
As published by the council, reference CLDP/2025/0015
Application record
- Reference
- CLDP/2025/0015
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 16 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 28 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Aspatria;Brampton
- Parish
- Aspatria CP;Nether Denton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2025
Received by Cumberland
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28 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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14 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cumberland granted permission on 28 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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