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For more information on Procurement:

Email procurement@copeland.gov.uk

Visit or write to us at one of our offices located at:

Market Hall,
Market Place,
Whitehaven,
CA28 7JG

or

Millom Library,
St George's Road,
Millom,
LA18 4DD

For more information on non-domestic rates:

Call us on 01946 598300

Email business.rates@copeland.gov.uk

Visit or write to us at:

Non Domestic Rates
Market Hall,
Market Place,
Whitehaven,
CA28 7JG

For more information on voting and elections:

Call us on 01946 598300

Email elections@copeland.gov.uk

Visit or write to us at:

Market Hall,
Market Place,
Whitehaven,
CA28 7JG

or

Millom Library,
St George's Road,
Millom,
LA18 4DD

Call us on 0300 373 3730

Email Development.Control3@cumberland.gov.uk

Visit or write to us at:

Development Management,
Market Hall,
Market Place,
Whitehaven,
CA28 7JG

For all queries relating to enforcement:

Complete the Planning Enforcement Complaint Form or Email Planning.Enforcement@cumberland.gov.uk

Dog breeders urged to check licence requirements

Published: 18/02/2020

DOG breeders in Copeland are being urged to check they have a valid licence.

Copeland Council is advising that anyone breeding three or more litters and selling at least one puppy per litter, in a 12-month period, requires a dog breeding licence.

For those breeding one or two litters in a 12-month period and selling puppies, a licence may be required if they are deemed to be breeding dogs and advertising a business of selling dogs.

The amount of profit made from the sale of the animals also affects whether breeders are required to have a licence.

The schedules of charges and guidance notes are based on our Building Control Charges Scheme.

The charges scheme has been made under the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 2010, which contains the full statement of law. 

For a list of current Building Control fees, click here

You can calculate your fee here using the Planning Portal fee calculator.

If you are unsure what fee applies to a planning application, please contact us.

Introduction

This guidance note only applies to permitted development arrangements introduced for single storey extensions to the rear of a dwellinghouse.

Temporary arrangements

For a dwellinghouse that benefits from permitted development rights, single storey extensions at the rear of a house can be built up to the following limits under permitted development rights:

Postal and proxy voting

Find out about postal and proxy voting in Cumberland. 

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