Informing our Project design
The feedback submitted throughout the consultation period helped to inform the Project design that was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate as part of our DCO application.
Details of how this process was undertaken, and how each piece of feedback was considered, are available in the Consultation Report.
The consultation process
Thank you to everyone who submitted feedback.
The consultation materials are available to view and download on the Documents page.
An informal consultation stage to introduce the proposals and gather early feedback.
A formal consultation stage held before submission of the DCO application.
Statutory Consultation
We held our formal, statutory public consultation from 11 March – 26 April 2024.
As part of the statutory consultation process, we held three in-person events and two webinars.
In-person events
2pm – 6pm
Distington Community Centre, Church Road, Distington, Workington CA14 5TE
2pm – 7pm
Dean Kirkstile Hall, Dean, Workington CA14 4TH
2pm – 7pm
Hunday Manor, Workington CA14 4JF
The exhibition boards for these events can be found and downloaded on the Documents page.
Webinars
6pm – 7pm
Watch recording6pm – 7pm
Passcode for the statutory webinar recording: i8DZ$X^2
Community Access Points
Hard copies of consultation materials, including the brochure, feedback form and PEIR, were made available for public inspection at the locations below.
- Monday10am – 2pm
- Tuesday10am – 2pm
- WednesdayClosed
- Thursday10am – 2pm
- Friday10am – 2pm
- SaturdayClosed
- Monday2pm – 5pm
- TuesdayClosed
- Wednesday2pm – 5pm
- ThursdayClosed
- Friday9.30am – 12pm
- SaturdayClosed
- Monday9am – 6pm
- Tuesday9am – 6pm
- Wednesday9am – 6pm
- Thursday9am – 6pm
- Friday9am – 6pm
- Saturday9am – 6pm
- Monday9am – 6pm
- Tuesday9am – 5pm
- Wednesday9am – 6pm
- Thursday9am – 5pm
- Friday9am – 5pm
- Saturday9am – 2pm
Non-Statutory Consultation
We held our informal public consultation from 3 October 2023 – 3 November 2023.
As part of the informal consultation process, we held two in-person events and two webinars in October 2023.
In-person events
2pm – 7pm
Dean Kirkstile Hall, Dean, Workington CA14 4TH
2pm – 7pm
Solway Lounge, Hunday Manor, Winscales, Workington, Cumbria CA14 4JF
The exhibition boards for these events can be found and downloaded on the Documents page.
Non-Statutory Webinars
We hosted two webinars, one on 19 October and a second on 30 October, which included a brief presentation and Q&A session.