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Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF

Granted Cumberland FUL/2026/0037 Full planning permission

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 25 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Submitted 7 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Submitted 7 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 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

    Submitted 12 Mar 2026 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Received by Cumberland

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 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.

    Decided 25 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Submitted 7 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 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

    Submitted 7 Aug 2026 Amendments

Documents

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

74 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF

    CON/2026/0041 Submitted 7 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct

    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

    Decided Conditions 20 docs
  • Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF

    VAR/2026/0012 Submitted 7 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct

    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

    Awaiting decision Amendments 6 docs
  • Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF

    SCR/2026/0001 Submitted 12 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    94% historically approved · decision due ~7 May

    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

    Awaiting decision Outline Demolition 6 docs
  • Cockermouth School, Castlegate Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9HF

    CON/2026/0043 Submitted 14 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 10 (BNG) and Bio-diversity Gain Plan condition on approved application FUL/2026/0037.

    Granted Conditions 8 docs
  • 40 Oaktree Crescent, Cockermouth, CA13 9HP

    HOU/2025/0155 Submitted 1 Oct 2025 150 yards away

    Proposed single storey extension to the rear of the existing bungalow

    Granted Householder Extension 4 docs
    Small domestic
  • 9 Limetree Crescent, Cockermouth CA13 9HW

    HOU/2025/0142 Submitted 22 Aug 2025 300 yards away

    Two storey side and single storey rear extension

    Granted Householder Extension 5 docs
    Small domestic

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