About the Whitehaven Town Centre Conservation Area
The Whitehaven Town Centre Conservation Area covers about 80 hectares and was designated by Cumberland Council in 1969. Inside the boundary are 135 listed buildings (1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 129 Grade II). The most significant is Church of St James the Greater, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn Whitehaven Town Centre CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Church of St James the GreaterGrade I
- 14, Scotch StreetGrade II*
- 44,45, Roper StreetGrade II*
- Catherine MillGrade II*
- No 151 (including Area Railings)Grade II*
- Somerset HouseGrade II*
- 1-16, Church StreetGrade II
- 1-3, Scotch StreetGrade II
- 1, Hamilton LaneGrade II
- 1, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 1,2, KING STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 10, College StreetGrade II
- 11, CROSS STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 11, Howgill StreetGrade II
- 112, Scotch StreetGrade II
- 113, Scotch StreetGrade II
- 12, Cross StreetGrade II
- 12, Howgill StreetGrade II
- 132, Queen StreetGrade II
- 14,15, Howgill StreetGrade II
- 140, Queen StreetGrade II
- 15,16, Catherine StreetGrade II
- 152-155, Queen StreetGrade II
- 16,17, Queen StreetGrade II
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- 17, Irish StreetGrade II
- 17,18, Howgill StreetGrade II
- 18, Irish StreetGrade II
- 19,20, Roper StreetGrade II
- 1a,1,2,3,4,4a, Cross StreetGrade II
- 21,22, Roper StreetGrade II
- 22-24, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 23,24, Roper StreetGrade II
- 25, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 25, Roper StreetGrade II
- 26, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 28, Roper StreetGrade II
- 29, Roper StreetGrade II
- 30-34, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 30, Roper StreetGrade II
- 31a,31b, Scotch StreetGrade II
- 32-35, Scotch StreetGrade II
- 35, Queen StreetGrade II
- 35, Tangier StreetGrade II
- 36-38, Roper StreetGrade II
- 37-41, Rudds Court, Roper StreetGrade II
- 37, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 38, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 39-42, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 4-8, Scotch StreetGrade II
- 4,5, Duke StreetGrade II
- 4,5, Irish StreetGrade II
- 41-43, Irish StreetGrade II
- 43, Queen StreetGrade II
- 43,44, Duke StreetGrade II
- 44-47, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 46-50, Duke StreetGrade II
- 46,47,48,49,49a, Roper StreetGrade II
- 49, Church StreetGrade II
- 50, Church StreetGrade II
- 51-53, Church StreetGrade II
- 51, Roper StreetGrade II
- 52, Roper StreetGrade II
- 53, Duke StreetGrade II
- 54-57, CHURCH STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 54,55, Duke StreetGrade II
- 55, Roper StreetGrade II
- 57,58, Roper StreetGrade II
- 7-17, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 7, Irish StreetGrade II
- 70, George StreetGrade II
- 71,72, George StreetGrade II
- 73, George StreetGrade II
- 75-77, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 78,79, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 80, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 81-83, Lowther StreetGrade II
- 83,84,85,86a,86b,86c,87, George StreetGrade II
- 84-95, Scotch StreetGrade II
- 9,10, Scotch StreetGrade II
- 96,97, Duke StreetGrade II
- 9a, Coates LaneGrade II
- Air Shaft Cap to Former Railway TunnelGrade II
- Air Shaft Cap to Former Railway Tunnel at NgrGrade II
- Air Shaft Cap to Former Railway Tunnel at NgrGrade II
- Air Shaft Cap to Former Railway Tunnel at NgrGrade II
- Air Shaft Cap to Former Railway Tunnel at NgrGrade II
- Barclays BankGrade II
- Bonded WarehouseGrade II
- Central HotelGrade II
- Clydesdale BankGrade II
- Co-Operative StoreGrade II
- College ChambersGrade II
- Columba ClubGrade II
- Dobson and Musgrave WarehouseGrade II
- Gate Piers at Church of Saint JamesGrade II
- Globe HotelGrade II
- Golden Lion HotelGrade II
- Jonathan Swift HouseGrade II
- Market HallGrade II
- Masonic HallGrade II
- Methodist Church and Sunday SchoolGrade II
- No 1 With Warehouse Attached to RearGrade II
- No 10 (with Iron Railings to Front Door)Grade II
- No 54 With Properties to the Rear (formerly Rudd's Court)Grade II
- No 56, With Outbuildings and Warehouse to RearGrade II
- No. 10, ROPER STREETGrade II
- No. 13, WEST STRANDGrade II
- No. 133, QUEEN STREETGrade II
- North Wall and Old North Wall (enclosing North Harbour)Grade II
- North-East Gate and Railings, St Nicholas GardensGrade II
- Nos 1-11 (all With Iron Railings to Front Steps)Grade II
- Nos 19 and 20 (with Coach House Entrance and Area Railings)Grade II
- Old Custom HouseGrade II
- Old FortGrade II
- Old New QuayGrade II
- Old QuayGrade II
- Old Quay LighthouseGrade II
- Pack Horse Public HouseGrade II
- Premises Occupied by YmcaGrade II
- Savings BankGrade II
- Strand HouseGrade II
- The Kirk Mission Hall, Gatepiers and Attached Boundary WallGrade II
- The St Nicholas CentreGrade II
- The Watch HouseGrade II
- Town HallGrade II
- Union HallGrade II
- Waverley HotelGrade II
- Wellington HouseGrade II
- West PierGrade II
- West Pier LighthouseGrade II
- Whitehaven cenotaphGrade II
- Whitehaven HallGrade II
- Whitehaven Hospital Or InfirmaryGrade II
- Whittles Furniture StoreGrade II
- Wulstan HallGrade II
Streets in the conservation area
Streets with listed buildings inside the boundary. Boundaries often split a street — check your exact address.
Roper StreetLowther StreetScotch StreetQueen StreetDuke StreetIrish StreetChurch StreetGeorge StreetHowgill StreetCross StreetCatherine StreetCoates Lane
The council’s appraisal
WEBWhitehaven Town Centre Conservation Area AppraisalCumberland Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Cumberland Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.