Bosses at Washington Square shopping centre lodged plans to change the use of the empty Edinburgh Woollen Mill unit on Ivison Lane for a restaurant and takeaway.
The application has now been approved.
The chain previously said it had no plans to open in Workington, but did not confirm whether it was a target location.
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