Conservation areas: Copeland

Find conservation area appraisals, consultation documents, supplementary planning documents and other resources related to conservation and design service.

Whitehaven Town Centre

The character appraisal identifies and explains the special historical and architectural character of Whitehaven town centre's conservation areas. 

The management plan programmes short, medium and long-term actions to preserve and enhance the conservation areas.

The development guide outlines the urban design principles and criteria to be applied in the town centre.

These site development guides are to be read together with the Whitehaven Town Centre development guide and indicate the degree and type of development that will be acceptable on each development site.

Of the nine sites identified in 2009, five have been developed:

• former YMCA building, Irish Street - site has been developed
• Albion Street South - site has been developed
• Albion Street North - site has been developed
• Bardywell Lane - site has been developed
• former Bus Station and Works, Bransty Row - site has been developed
• Document

  Quay Street East and West Car Parks (PDF, 3.5MB)
• Document

  Gough’s Car Park and Marlborough Street (PDF, 2.98MB)
• Document

  Mark House, the former Victorian public baths and the Paul Jones public House, Strand Street (PDF, 3.76MB)
• Document

  former Bus Depot, Bransty Row (PDF, 3.17MB)

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

The SPD is for guiding future development in Whitehaven Town Centre and Harbourside areas.

The background document was prepared to support design guidance in the SPD. It provides further detail on five identified views and heritage assets within them, which are protected by the SPD.

The 5 views are:

• south west across the town centre from Loop Road
• west and north west across the harbour from Duke Street and Millennium Promenade
• north east across the harbour from Mount Pleasant Steps and Hanging Gardens
• east towards the harbour frontage and town centre from West Pier
• south east and north west along Lowther Street

Conservation area appraisals

These show the special character and appearance of Copeland's conservation areas.