Planning application
Electrical Sub Station Valley Drive Cumbria
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development (CLOPUD) to demolish original brick building and replace it with a GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic) housing to cover the internal apparatus. The substation will be recommissioned as part of these works.
As published by the council, reference B26/2025/0363
Application record
- Reference
- B26/2025/0363
- Type
- Outline
- Status
- Undecided
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2025
Received by Westmorland and Furness
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Westmorland and Furness took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Westmorland and Furness for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Westmorland and Furness decided outline applications in a median of 66 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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