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Rampsbeck Country House Hotel, Watermillock, Penrith, CA11 0LP

7/2008/3069Full Planning applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 4 November 2008

Council decision: Approved with Conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Extension to the rear wing (north west) of existing nineteen bedroom hotel to provide an additional eight bedrooms with en-suite together with a spa facility on the lower ground floor

Received
4 July 2008
Council
Lake District
  1. Received4 Jul
  2. Validated10 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Nov

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Rampsbeck Country House Hotel, Watermillock, Penrith, CA11 0LP. Lake District has handled 3,845 applications of this type. This one was decided in 123 days, 10 weeks longer than Lake District's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 14 other applications at this address. We hold 1,434 applications in total for the CA11 postcode area.

88% of full applications at Lake District were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CA11 0LP
Application type
Full Planning application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Matterdale
District
Eden

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 September 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Plans and Documents Application form 083069af.pdf Aboricultrual report 083069abor.pdf Bat survey 083069bat.pdf Block plan 083069block.pdf Location plan 083069lp.pdf Ground and second floor as existing DEST08154.png First floor plan as existing DEST08155.png Elevations as existing DEST08156.png Roof plan as existing and proposed DEST08157.png Elevations as proposed DEST08158.png Plans as proposed DEST08159.png Elevations as proposed (Amended) DEST2040.png Plans as proposed (Amended) DEST2039.png Decision Notice 2008_3069DN.pdf Delegated Report 2008_3069Delrep.pdf Find out more about commenting on an application Swift LG Ltd © 2007 HTS Name: wphappdetail01-default.hts Logical ID: WPHAPPDETAIL

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • World Heritage Site: The English Lake District
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Eden SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: Lake District
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    21 Oct

    Amendment to design for bike/board store, condition 2 (plans) on planning permission 7/2016/3002

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions7/2019/3133
  2. 2017
    11 Apr

    Confirmation of compliance with condition no 3 on approval ref 7/2016/3156

    Complies with ConditionDischarge of conditions7/2017/3044
  3. 2017
    4 Jan

    To remove 2 staff cabins and replace with 1 cabin to be used as a crèche for hotel guests only

    ApprovedFull Planning application7/2017/3004
  4. 2016
    9 Dec

    Confirmation of compliance with condition no 9 of approval ref 7/2016/3002

    Complies with ConditionDischarge of conditions7/2016/3185
  5. 2016
    19 Oct

    Construction of 3 no. cabins in grounds of Rampsbeck Hotel, for use as additional hotel accommodation

    ApprovedFull Planning application7/2016/3160
  6. 2016
    10 Oct

    Construction of a new timber jetty on the Ullswater lake shore, for use by hotel guests

    ApprovedFull Planning application7/2016/3156

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