Workington Town Council is a consultee on all planning matters that affect Workington. The local planning authority is Cumberland Council. All planning applications are considered by the sustainable development committee. Workington Town Council comments, relating to these applications, can be found by viewing the appropriate minutes. Sustainable Development 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 Sustainable Development Committee is also responsible for coordinating the Council’s work with respect to any Community or Neighbourhood Plan or sustainability initiative, should the Council determine to pursue such a policy.

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The Chair of the Development Committee is Cllr Sean Melton.

The Vice Chair is Cllr Dave Tennyson.

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Other members of this committee are: Cllr Mary Bainbridge, Cllr David Farrar, Cllr Hilary Harrington, Cllr Bernadette Jones, Cllr Paul Larkin, Cllr Mike Rollo, Cllr Kate Schofield and Cllr Neil Schofield.

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