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Postilion Restaurant, Ash Street, Bowness-on-windermere, Windermere, LA23 3EB

7/2005/5557Full Planning applicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of use of flat to lounge bar and service accommodation, both ancillary to existing restaurant

Received
2 September 2005
Decided
16 November 2005 · Full Permission Granted
Council
Lake District
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Nov

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Lake District88% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Postilion Restaurant, Ash Street, Bowness-on-windermere, Windermere, LA23 3EB. Lake District has handled 3,791 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 66 days. This one was decided in 75 days, 9 days longer than Lake District's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,472 applications in total for the LA23 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
7/2005/5557
Address
Postilion Restaurant, Ash Street, Bowness-on-windermere, Windermere, LA23 3EB
Postcode
LA23 3EB
Local Authority
Lake District
Application Type
Full Planning application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Parish
Windermere
District
South Lakeland

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Postilion Restaurant, Ash Street, Bowness-on-windermere, Windermere, LA23 3EB
Agent Address
Plans and Documents Application forms 055557af.pdf Location plan 055557lp.png Plans DEST2501.png Decision Notice 20055557DN.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 September 2005
Date Decided
16 November 2005
Date Validated
22 September 2005
Date Submitted
2 September 2005

Planning Decision

Decision
Full Permission Granted

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
4
Coordinates
54.364235, -2.919660
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Lake District

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Bowness
  • World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
  • National park: Lake District
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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