Cockermouth Paper Shop has been given the go-ahead to expand.
The Main Street store asked Cumberland Council for permission to convert a ground floor flat to enlarge the shop area.
Changes will be made to the front of the shop, which was built in 1992 and sits between the Fletcher Christian Inn and Leslie Cleeland.
The windows at the rear will also be blocked up with glass blocks and a wall would be knocked through with a new door added.
