Planning application
Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing school buildings and erection of replacement school buildings, structures and sports facilities, associated landscaping, parking, access improvements, fencing, lighting and temporary classrooms.
As published by the council, reference FUL/2026/0037
Application record
- Reference
- FUL/2026/0037
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Cockermouth North
- Parish
- Cockermouth CP
- Decision by
- Development Panel Committee
- Postcode
- CA13 9HF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Cumberland register
This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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CON/2026/0043 Granted
Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF
Discharge of condition 10 (BNG) and Bio-diversity Gain Plan condition on approved application FUL/2026/0037.
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CON/2026/0041 Decided
Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF
Compliance with conditions 4 (construction traffic management plan), 5 (surface water drainage scheme), 6 (site investigation), 7 (construction surface water management plan) and 9 (construction traffic management plan) on approved application FUL/2026/0037
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VAR/2026/0012 Awaiting decision
Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF
Variation of conditions 2 (drawing numbers), 3 (temporary classroom removal), 8 (existing sports facilities), 11 (landscaping), 13 (reinstatement of ground), 16 (lighting), 17 (materials), 19 (remediation) and 22 (noise) on approved application FUL/2026/0037
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SCR/2026/0001 Awaiting decision
Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF
EIA Screening Opinion in respect of the proposed erection of replacement school buildings and sports facilities, demolition of existing buildings, alterations to car parking facilities and the siting of temporary classroom units to accommodate students for a period of approximately 2 years at Cockermouth School
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2026
Received by Cumberland
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27 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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CON/2026/0043 Granted
Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF
Discharge of condition 10 (BNG) and Bio-diversity Gain Plan condition on approved application FUL/2026/0037.
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CON/2026/0041 Decided
Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF
Compliance with conditions 4 (construction traffic management plan), 5 (surface water drainage scheme), 6 (site investigation), 7 (construction surface water management plan) and 9 (construction traffic management plan) on approved application FUL/2026/0037
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VAR/2026/0012 Awaiting decision
Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF
Variation of conditions 2 (drawing numbers), 3 (temporary classroom removal), 8 (existing sports facilities), 11 (landscaping), 13 (reinstatement of ground), 16 (lighting), 17 (materials), 19 (remediation) and 22 (noise) on approved application FUL/2026/0037
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
74 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cumberland granted permission on 27 July 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 full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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