Cumbria County Council submit planning permission for a new sustainable Coroner’s Inquest Courts and Offices
Cumbria County Council have submitted planning permission for a new £1.5m sustainable Coroner’s Inquest Courts and Offices.
The new purpose-built Coroner’s Inquest Courts and Offices will be in a quiet location on the outskirts of Workington, at Lillyhall, and will be designed to meet the needs of the public who attend inquests, also stakeholders and staff. The build will be a breakthrough in construction, using sustainable and innovative ideas whilst at the same time providing a welcoming, calm and modern environment.
Cllr Celia Tibble, Cumbria County Council’s Cabinet member for Environment, said:
“The Coroners service is used at a hugely difficult and emotional periods in an individual’s life and this building, will be built with this in mind, to make the journey for individuals, through the inquest and bereavement process as easy, and as positive as is possible.
Cllr David Southward, Cumbria County Council’s Cabinet member for Economic Development and Property said:
“The new Coroner’s Court will be large and well-ventilated building, that will be environmentally friendly with a keen focus on visitors wellbeing. Its new location has excellent transport links via bus and train and also has lots of parking on the site. I look forward to seeing how the project progresses.”
We expect the planning application to be determined later this year, with construction starting in the new year.
External South West view
External view
Internal views - court number one