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Guide Price£120,000

Gilgarran, Workington

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2

Key Features

  • Building Plot
  • Full planning permission for 4/5 bed dwelling
  • Plot etxends to approx 513 sqm
  • Two story build approved, approx 196 sqm
  • Foundations laid
  • All services readily available to site
  • Central village location
  • Close proximity to National Park
  • Workington, Whitehaven and Cockermouth within 5 to 7 miles

Description

FINAL PLOT AVAILABLE — ACT FAST!

This is your chance to secure the last remaining plot in the charming and highly sought-after village of Gilgarran — and bring your dream home to life.

With full planning permission already granted and foundations laid, you can hit the ground running and save thousands in upfront costs. The approved plans allow for a spacious 4/5-bedroom home, and there’s still flexibility to adapt the design to perfectly suit your lifestyle.

Part exchange considered — contact us today to discuss options!

Opportunities like this are rare. Don’t miss out on building a substantial, bespoke home in one of the area’s most desirable locations. Enquire now and start planning your future.

Gilgarran is a quiet, pretty village surrounded by open countryside and glimpses of Lakeland Fell views and sits between the Cumbrian West Coast towns and the Lake District National Park. Workington, Whitehaven and Cockermouth are between 5 and 7 miles away and here you will find a wide range of local and high street shops, bars and restaurants. Head inland to the east and you come to the National Park with the Lakes of Loweswater and Ennerdale being the most readily accessed.

Great road and rail connections are readily accessible with the A595 and Harrington rail station connecting the area to the rest of Cumbria. There are a couple of primary schools at nearby Dean and Distington, and excellent secondary schools at Cockermouth and Keswick. The highly rated Energy Coast UTC secondary school at Lillyhall is just 2 miles away which specialises in engineering education and training.

The M6 is an accessible 40-minute drive away, and provides direct access to the rest of the country.

The Plot - Gilgarran Park was the site of a former Shooting Estate until the mid-20th century and the plot backs onto the historic woodlands. Plot 3 extends to approximately 513 sqm with a central village location. Full planning permission is granted for a four/five bedroomed detached property and garden, and with foundations already in place for the creation of a generous 150 sqm of living space. This represents a significant invested cost and it is still possible at this stage to alter the layout of the living space to create for example, a further bedroom or family kitchen/diner should you wish; any alteration to the existing foundations “footprint” could be discussed with the local planning authority with the added benefit of no time constraints on any planning amendments.

With future changes expected for the minimum efficiency levels of UK properties and the additional costs this will bring for house owners, this a great opportunity to build your own, high efficiency new home and invest in a modern home for your future.

Mains water/ wastewater/ electricity/telephone/broadband connection is readily available next to/onsite with the reassurance and cost saving benefit that the vendor owns the village roadway in order to complete straightforward and economical service connections.

The plot fronts on to a well-maintained village roadway with peaceful woodland views to the rear. Further detailed plans and drawings can be made available to prospective buyers.

Planning - Full planning permission is in place as is building regulations approval for the foundation plans dated March 2022.The details can be found on the Copeland /Cumberland Planning Department website using the reference 4/20/2260/0R1

Directions - Approaching from the A595 between Great Clifton and Whitehaven, take the exit at the roundabout next to the Toyota dealership which leads into Distington, then take the left-hand turn after less than half a mile when signposted for Pica and Gilgarran. Follow the road past the crematorium and then travel further up the hill, go past the “Gilgarran” left sign post, past the “Pica” right sign post, and when you see the sign for “Leading to Gilgarran Park” turn left onto this roadway. The plots numbered 3 & 4 are located further along this road and are shortly after the central "roundabout" and are on the left-hand side in an open cleared area with a metal gate.

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Date Posted
2026-01-29

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

68 Mbps

Superfast · available to 92% of premises

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Distington Community School1.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    114
    Type
    Community school
  • Arlecdon Primary School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    46
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Dean CofE School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    96
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Beckstone Primary School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    375
    Type
    Community school
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    209
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Energy Coast UTC1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    14 to 19
    Pupils
    383
    Type
    University technical college
  • Workington Academy3.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,234
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington3.7 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    539
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • St Benedict's Catholic High School4.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    990
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • The Whitehaven Academy4.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    859
    Type
    Academy sponsor led

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Spar - Lillyhall, Winscales1.6 miles
Asda Lillyhall Express Petrol, Winscales1.6 miles
Morrisons Daily Distington 53 Main Street, Distington1.6 miles

GP surgery

Distington Surgery1.7 miles

Pharmacy

Harrington Pharmacy3 miles

Hospital

Workington Community Hospital4 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Harrington Rail Station3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Crematorium1.2 miles

Typical drive times

Whitehaven15 min · 6.7 miles
Workington14 min · 5.5 miles
Cockermouth20 min · 11 miles
Cleator Moor23 min · 10 miles
Carlisle (city)55 min · 36 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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