Workington Town Council is a consultee on all planning matters that affect Workington. The local planning authority is Allerdale Borough Council, with matters relating to Minerals and Waste dealt with by Cumbria County Council. All planning applications are considered by the Planning Committee. Town Council comments, relating to these applications, can be found by viewing the appropriate minutes. Planning Committee meetings are open to members of the public; members of the public may be invited to speak about planning applications by invitation of the chair of the committee.

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The Chair of the Planning Committee is Cllr Billy Miskelly. The Vice Chair is Cllr Sean Melton.

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Other members of this committee are: Cllr R Briggs, Cllr David Farrar, Cllr Jacqueline Kirkbride, Cllr Bernadette Jones, Cllr Blain Sansom, Cllr Neil Schofield and Cllr Paul Scott.  

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Minutes published here remain draft until approved by the next available meeting.

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Some meetings were cancelled in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 

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Available recordings of meetings can be viewed on our YouTube channel - 

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Viewing from a mobile device will only show most recent documents. Please visit the desktop version of our website for an archive of agendas and minutes.

NEXT MEETING: Monday 12th September 2022 at 7pm.
Location: Workington Town Council Community Centre, Princess Street.
To express an interest in attending this meeting or to submit a question, please e-mail office@workingtontowncouncil.gov.uk or call 01900 702986.