Planning application
Fir Bank, Station Hill, Wigton CA7 9BW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed use as a residential children's care home for 3no children.
As published by the council, reference CLDP/2026/0001
Application record
- Reference
- CLDP/2026/0001
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Wigton
- Parish
- Wigton CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CA7 9BW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by Cumberland
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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14 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cumberland granted permission on 4 March 2026, 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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