Planning application
Workington Hall, Hall Brow, Workington, CA14 3AN
Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.
Proposal
The proposed works comprise the installation of new ground-mounted uplight (floodlighting) units to illuminate the external walls of the Hall. This will require buried cable runs to supply the new lighting. Cable trenches will typically be located 2m from the standing structure (reducing to c.1.5m to the north-east) to provide a buffer to the historic fabric and to suit the lighting design. Trenches have been designed to be as small as practicable, subject to the number of cables required at each location. The maximum trench depth will be 0.45m and the maximum trench width will be 0.23m. The lighting has been designed in response to advice from the consultant ecologist
As published by the council, reference LBC/2026/0021
Application record
- Reference
- LBC/2026/0021
- Type
- Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Withdrawn
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Decided
- 14 May 2026
- Ward
- St John's and Great Clifton
- Parish
- Workington CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CA14 3AN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 2026
Received by Cumberland
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14 May 2026
Decision issued: Withdrawn
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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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