Planning application
Workington Leisure Centre, Griffin Street, Workington CA14 2DX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification for installation of solar panels on existing flat roof. Panels will be hidden by parapet upstand guarding that runs around the building perimeter
As published by the council, reference REJ/2024/0003
Application record
- Reference
- REJ/2024/0003
- Type
- Prior Approval pt14 clsJ Solar PV equipment
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 26 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 26 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 6 Nov 2024
- Ward
- St. Michael's Ward
- Parish
- Workington CP
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CA14 2DX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Sep 2024
Received by Cumberland
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6 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Permitted
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27 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Cumberland granted permission on 6 November 2024, 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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