Planning application
Ancillary development on the rooftop of Washington Central, Washington Street, Workington
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The proposed upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of 6 no antennas and the installation of 6 no existing antennas, together with internal upgrades to existing equipment and ancillary development on the rooftop of Workington East. Proposed top height of structure to be 25.51m AGL.
As published by the council, reference REG5/2025/0273
Application record
- Reference
- REG5/2025/0273
- Type
- Regulation 5 - Part 16: Electronic communications code operators
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- St John's and Great Clifton
- Parish
- Workington CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Cumberland
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What this grant of permission means
Cumberland granted permission on 29 January 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 this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Cumberland's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.